A Failure In Retrospect
Now that the Republicans have failed to repeal Obamacare, Paul Krugman puts that failure in perspective. Obamacare failed because the Republicans’ attempts to sabotage it really ticked people off: I’m…
Owen Gray
Showdown At The Washington Corral
Tony Burman has reached several conclusions about the Trump presidency. The first is that it will come to a bad end. The second is that Trump is in the pocket…
The End Of Democracy
Across the globe, democracy is in trouble. Paul Mason catalogues the places where authoritarians are waging war on democratically elected governments: A rough inventory of July’s contribution to the global…
Is It Time For A Turban?
NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is generating a lot of press and — if reports are to be believed — a lot of financial support. But, Tim Harper writes, party…
No One Left To Sacrifice
Scaramucci’s gone — after ten days. Lucia Graves writes, “Who would want his job?” Consider what he was willing to give up to get it: His wife reportedly left him…
Not Stanfield’s Party
After the long leadership race, you might think that things are finally peaceful at the Conservative Corral. Alan Freeman isn’t so sure: In an extraordinary interview with the Globe and…
Mini Trumps
After reviewing the tumultuous events of last week, Michael Goldfarb asks the question which is on a lot of minds: Is the American Republic built to withstand a malevolent president?…
The Barking Of An Impotent Man
Donald Trump spoke to a gathering of police officers yesterday. He returned to two themes which he rode all the way to the White House — encouraging violence and trashing…
On The Environment, Trudeau Gets An F
Justin Trudeau takes a good picture. His latest is on the cover of Rolling Stone. But, while image helps get you elected, Michael Harris writes, it’s what you do that…
A Deal She Can’t Refuse
Sarah Kliff is reporting at Vox.com that Donald Trump is threatening to make life difficult for all Alaskans unless Senator Lisa Murkowski drops her opposition to Trumpcare: Wednesday afternoon, Alaska’s…
The Cowardly Have Triumphed
Donald Trump, Jill Abramson writes, is a coward: Although he spent a dozen seasons on “The Apprentice” playing the boss who loved saying “You’re fired,” he doesn’t have the guts…
Dimwit-In-Chief
Last night, Donald Trump — in a bizarre speech to the Boy Scouts of America — again praised the importance of loyalty. But Jeff Sessions must be questioning the value…
The Return To Salem
A large portion of Donald Trump’s supporters, Chris Hedges writes, are Christian fascists. The data suggests that 81 percent of white evangelicals support him. And he has been delivering for…
Reality Catches Up With All Of Us
Benjamin Hart writes that Republican propaganda against the Affordable Care Act has turned out to be what it always was — hot air: Once a Republican Congress and president possessed…
No Longer A Target
The Spicer Show has been cancelled. No one is cheering and no one is mourning. Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent, writes: Spicer had become an improbable celebrity, an…
Still Neanderthals
The Conservative Party of Canada is still the same venomous bunch they were under Stephen Harper. Michael Harris writes: The truth is the CPC still thinks that the Highway of…
From Enligthenment To Chaos
Jonathan Manthorpe writes that The Age of Enlightenment is coming to an end. It was ushered in by the Peace of Westphalia: The primary task of this bundle of treaties…
Who Knows?
NAFTA will be renegotiated. But, Tim Harper writes, the negotiations will not be a disaster: Robert Lighthizer released his 18-page list of priorities for coming NAFTA negotiations, and there was…
It Makes Them Worse
A recent study in Britain confirms that austerity has serious consequences. Owen Jones writes: Let us take a moment to reflect on what the Tories have done to this country.…
Canada’s 1%
Doug Saunders has written an interesting column on what he calls the most ghettoized community in Canada: My colleague Tom Cardoso and I recently published a set of interactive maps…