Northern Reflections: Crazytown

We are about to discover just how crazy Republicans in the House of Representatives are. Eugene Robinson writes: I’ll admit I was surprised when Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) got the House to approve a deal on the debt ceiling that takes the threat of default off the table until early

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Northern Reflections: The Whopper King

Pierre Poilievre is using Donald Trump’s playbook to claw his way to power. He specializes in telling whoppers. Michael Harris writes: As adroitly pointed out by Gary Mason in The Globe and Mail, Poilievre’s claims that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is responsible for the housing crisis is patently false. Speculative

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Northern Reflections: A Train Wreck

David Johnston is gone. He was last week’s sacrificial lamb. Intergovernmental Affairs leader Dominic Leblanc has suggested that the opposition parties construct their own solution to the problem. Susan Delacourt writes: Only the most optimistic political observers, who have not been watching the antics in the Commons this spring, would

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Northern Reflections: Finally

Donald Trump has finally — finally — been indicted. Ruth Marcus writes in The Washington Post: For me, a seven-count indictment — though we haven’t seen all the specific charges and accompanying details — is an amply justified demonstration of the rule of law in action and the principle that

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Northern Reflections: The Bottom Of The Barrel

Michael Harris doesn’t pull his punches. What the opposition parties are doing to David Johnston, he writes, is a “ghastly shitshow:” The slimy assault on the reputation and character of David Johnston is unforgivable. If he had recommended a public inquiry into China’s alleged interference in Canadian elections, the same

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Northern Reflections: The DeSantis Boomering

Florida governor Ron DeSantis is desperately trying to weaponize his state’s public education system. But a rebellion is brewing. The rebellion is coming from teachers. Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman write: By now, it’s obvious that the reactionary culture warriors who want to reshape American education are inspiring a serious

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