Worse Things Await
Michael Harris’ contempt for Justin Trudeau keeps growing. He’s particularly ticked at Trudeau’s response to the bonfire Trump has set in the Middle East: Issuing timorous platitudes in response to…
Owen Gray
Republican Sellout
David Brooks understands what has happened to the Republican Party. He used to be a Republican cheerleader. Today he can find nothing and no one to cheer about — because…
The Sociopathic Corporation
The Paradise Papers — like the Panama Papers before them — have revealed a stark fact: Corporations have run amok. Murray Dobbins writes: Global corporations have become the greatest threat…
No Special Relationships
When Theresa May criticized Donald Trump for tweeting British anti-Muslim propaganda, Trump took to Twitter: “Theresa@theresamay, don’t focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking…
One For The Record Books
Robert Kuttner has an interesting op-ed in this morning’s New York Times. Trumpworld, he writes, is controlled by what are euphemistically called “financial engineers:” This is an administration run by…
We’ll Be In
There has been a lot of discussion about whether the Trans Pacific Partnership is a good deal for Canada. The discussion, Tom Walkom writes, is inconsequential. Business wants the TPP.…
The Policies Don’t Change
I’m a lucky man. I have a defined benefit pension. It guarantees me a particular income at retirement. It used to be the standard type of pension. But, in the…
Sealing His Fate
As Americans celebrate their Thanksgiving, it may be hard to see any blessings which Donald Trump is showering on his fellow citizens. But Robin Sears sees several: Wilmot Collins, an…
Habitat: A Guest Post From The Salamander
Those of you who visit this space regularly know the salamander. His comments are always insightful, tightly argued, and a pleasure to read. He sent this comment on yesterday’s post…
Who Is The Progressive?
Jagmeet Singh is trying to define himself as the one and only progressive leader in the House of Commons. But two provincial premiers — Rachel Notley and John Horgan –are…
The Illness Is Now A Pandemic
Donald Trump personifies what ails the United States. Jared Yates Sexton writes: Throughout the first year of his presidency and the entirety of his campaign, Mr. Trump has shown an…
The Rubber Hits The Road
The Trudeau government is very good when it comes to making promises. But, when it comes to delivering on them, their expertise is questionable. That’s the message behind the week’s…
The Nasty Folks Behind Him
As Senators like John McCain, Bob Corker and Jeff Flake have distanced themselves from Donald Trump, some progressives have speculated that Trump may be gone sometime after 2018. But William…
Ego Is No Substitute For Intellect
Word has it that NAFTA re-negotiations are not going well. Robert Samuelson writes that’s because Donald Trump has misdiagnosed the problem: What made America great in the 1950s and 1960s…
What Happens When You’re Half Educated
The founders of Facebook and Google are horrified by what they have wrought. John Naughton writes: Put simply, what Google and Facebook have built is a pair of amazingly sophisticated,…
Mad As Hell
It used to be that, when the economy was doing well, the politician at the head of the parade did well, too. But Allen Freeman writes that, even with a…
Sleepwalking To Extinction
The nations of the world have been meeting in Bonn trying to map out a strategy for dealing with climate change. But we face another crisis — which, in itself,…
Hard To Find
In the end, three Republican senators — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and John McCain — torpedoed the monstrosity that was intended to put an end to Obamacare. And now they…
Making Sure The Sacrifice Is Worth It
As Justin Trudeau prepares to announce Canada’s new definition of peacekeeping, retired general Michael Day asks: “Is peacekeeping worth it?” I’ve always considered that the litmus test for the deployment…
A Return To Pre-Revolutionary France
Paul Krugman has written a blistering analysis of what the Republicans call tax “reform.” They’re using the same arguments that George W. Bush used to sell his tax plan. But…