How To Play A Fool
As Donald Trump makes a shambles of the world — reports claim that he will back out of the Paris Climate Agreement today — the Europeans and the Asians are…
Owen Gray
The Beat Goes On
The same issues that plague our politics are on display in the British election. The central issue is what should be public and what should be private. George Monbiot writes:…
It’s Not Easy
Justin Trudeau faces Trumpian pressure on the NAFTA file. But, Tom Walkom writes, he also faces pressure because Canada is a member of NATO. That pressure is not just about…
Those Who Know Take On Trump
In today’s Washington Post, three former EPA administrators — all of them Republicans — take on Donald Trump. William Ruckelshaus, Lee Thomas and William Reilly begin with a bit of…
Scheer Stupidity?
So it’s Andrew Scheer. The Conservatives dodged a bullet when they narrowly rejected Maxime Bernier’s full blown libertarianism. They now claim that they have chosen Stephen Harper with a smile.…
The
Michael Gerson used to write speeches for George W. Bush. He considers himself a conservative. But he is deeply disturbed about what has happened to conservatism in the era of…
It’s Unfolding
These days, Michael Harris is ticked off with both the Conservatives and the Liberals. His disdain for Justin Trudeau grows with each passing day: Whether it’s the corporate welfare bums…
Pluto-Populism
E.J. Dionne writes that Martin Wolf has got it right: Martin Wolf, the Financial Times columnist, captured Trump’s ideology with precision when he called it “pluto-populism.” It involves “policies that…
Responses To Terrorism
For a second time this week, I find myself turning to something Robin Sears has written. Ruminating about the Manchester attack two nights ago, Sears remembers when he and his…
Faster Than We Thought
The planet is warming much faster than we thought. Dahr Jamail writes: The reality of Anthropogenic Climate Disruption (ACD) continues to outstrip our ability to model worst-case scenarios, as it…
The Challenge Facing Progressives
When it comes to Donald Trump, Robin Sears writes, progressives face the challenge of dealing with a man who lies as easily as he breathes. But Progressives face a bigger…
Bombs And Bucks
Yesterday, Donald Trump signed an arms deal with the Saudis. The deal includes “tanks and helicopters for border security, ships for coastal security, intelligence-gathering aircraft, a missile-defense radar system, and…
What Would His Father Say?
Donald Trump is dismantling his presidency. That doesn’t surprise Tony Schwartz, who ghosted The Art Of The Deal. Schwartz writes: Three decades ago, I spent nearly a year hanging around…
You Can See The End
The Canadian who edits Vanity Fair — Graydon Carter — writes that you cannot fight Donald Trump by using the usual tools of resistance: As anyone who has followed his…
Delusions Of Absolute Power
Donald Trump tweeted this week that he has “the absolute right” to hand American intelligence over to whomever he wishes. That word “absolute” is seminal to understanding the firestorm he…
No One Is Safe
Donald Trump won enough votes in the Electoral College to become president. His voters — in a blind fury — made him the most powerful man in the world. Now…
No Stanfields
The Conservative Leadership Race — thankfully — is coming to an end. The whole spectacle has left Michael Harris underwhelmed: The only thing that matters to this post-Harper cast of…
A Long Time Coming
Donald Trump, Chris Hedges writes, is the culmination of a forty year decline: Our descent into despotism began with the pardoning of Richard Nixon, all of whose impeachable crimes are…
Shameless
Countries have written constitutions to serve as a brake against idiocy. But constitutions rely on time honoured conventions. And, because Donald Trump is utterly shameless, he completely trashes those conventions.…
Very Much Alive And Well
If you think that Neo-liberalism is on life support in Canada, take a look at the Trudeau government’s proposed infrastructure bank. Linda McQuaig writes: The bank is being presented to…