Mr Positive?
When Andrew Scheer was elected leader of the Conservative Party, he promised that he would promote a “positive message.” Andrew Coyne writes that, so far, he hasn’t been very positive:…
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Capitalism and Climate Change
In today’s Guardian, George Monbiot writes that capitalism — and, most particularly, neo-liberal capitalism — cannot solve the problem of climate change. It can only exacerbate it: As Milton Friedman,…
This Is The Moment
The news coming from North America over the last two weeks has been increasingly dark. Mother Nature is not happy. Bill McKibben writes: That one long screed of news from…
Drowning In Ignorance
Just before Hurricane Irma slammed into Florida, Rush Limbaugh raged at climate scientists. Paul Krugman writes: On Tuesday, Rush Limbaugh accused weather scientists of inventing Irma’s threat for political and…
Terminal Decline
The ravages of Neo-liberalism are everywhere. Will Hutton writes that neo-liberal prescriptions have left Britain in permanent decline. A recent report from the Institute for Public Policy suggests that recent…
An Insurrection Like No Other
Political insurrections are common occurrences. Lawrence Martin writes that, in Canada, we’ve had plenty: John Diefenbaker’s Tory leadership occasioned a venomous party revolt, as did Joe Clark’s. Brian Mulroney’s Tories…
Taking Away Tax Breaks
There has been a lot of sound and fury recently about something called the Canadian-controlled private corporation: Tom Walkom explains: It’s a form of corporate organization used extensively, but not…
The Hollow President
E. J. Dionne has Donald Trump’s number. He writes in The Washington Post: One of the most cynical quotations in history is also one of the most widely attributed. Let’s…
An Economic Ignoramus
Paul Krugman wrote yesterday that Donald Trump’s decision to kill DACA was a “moral obscenity.” But, on simple economic grounds, it’s stupid: First note that whatever you think about the…
Not Getting All Shook Up
Donald Trump keeps threatening to tear up NAFTA. Tom Walkom writes that there’s no need to panic. In fact, Trump may be doing us a favour: We know that Canada…
North Korea’s Nukes
Over the weekend, North Korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb. The test, Michael Harris writes, brought universal condemnation: Britain’s foreign minister, Boris Johnson, slammed Kim Jong-un for his…
Look At The Connections
For the moment, Hurricane Harvey has taken the focus off Donald’s Trump’s connections with Russia. Ruth Marcus writes that it’s important to keep your eyes on Trump’s Russian business partners:…
It Pays To Have A Plan
Hurricane Harvey has laid bare the truth about Houston. Doug Saunders writes: It is one of the most racially segregated cities in the United States: Its north, east and south…
It Won’t Be Long
Houstonians are wading in waist deep water. Chemical plants are exploding. Devastation is the order of the day. Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan write: Houston, the Petro Metro, is home…
No Orange Crush
Quebec politics have always been mercurial. What has applied for a decade can be reversed in the next decade. And so it is that, in la belle province, the NDP…
Do They Still Exist?
Masha Gessen writes that Vladimir Putin encourages vigilante justice: Turn on Russian television any day of the week and you are certain to stumble upon a show in which a…
The Evil That Men Do
That wind is blowing up from the South. Ontario’s elementary teachers want to remove John A. Macdonald’s name from public schools in the province. The issue is Macdonald’s treatment of…
That Kind Of Contempt Can Get Expensive
Last week, Mike Duffy launched a lawsuit against The Senate and the Attorney General. No one should be surprised. Michael Harris writes: Who could seriously argue that both the political…
Boiling Cauldrons of Contradiction
Donald Trump says he pardoned Joe Arpaio because of his long and distinguished government service. But Dara Lind writes that you don’t have to dig too deep to find the…
There’s Now Only One Objective
Donald Trump’s opponents are outraged — as they should be. But Trump is the Master of Distraction. One outrage is rapidly followed by another. He constantly shifts the focus of…