When History Supposedly Ended
Our world is in tumult. If you’re looking for the sources of the disruption, Jonathan Freeland writes that you’ll find them in the 1990’s. The ’90’s seemed like a placid…
Owen Gray
Trump’s Rome
There are parallels between the last days in Rome and the fall of the American Empire. Eric Morse writes: Applying ‘Fall of Rome’ memes to U.S. politics has been a…
Much Better At Making War
Now that the Trump administration has discovered that, to get to North Korea, its armada has to sail in the opposite direction, Tom Walkom suggests that it should also reverse…
Oblivious To It All
During the election campaign, Donald Trump called Barack Obama an “habitual vacationer.” Eugene Robinson writes in The Washington Post: A conservative watchdog group, Judicial Watch, estimated that Obama cost taxpayers…
Another Huge Disappointment
I cannot imagine that, these days, Pierre would applaud Justin’s performance. Trudeau the Elder famously said that living next to the United States was like sleeping with an elephant. But…
He Doesn’t Believe Government Should Do That
Donald Trump has promised to bring back coal mining and manufacturing jobs. But a lot more jobs have been lost in the service sector. Consider what has happened in retailing.…
They Can’t Go Home Again
Andrew Nikiforuk believes that Donald Trump is a symptom, not a cause. Drawing on the work of Nafeez Ahmed, he writes: The world faces not a “clash of civilizations” with…
His Is Bigger Than Yours
Donald Trump has just dropped the Mother of All Bombs on Afghanistan. And a naval task force — aircraft carrier, destroyers and missiles — will soon drop anchor off the…
An Idea That Can Reshape The World
Our devotion to infinite growth has put the future of the planet in peril. And, out leaders — incapable of breaking away from that paradigm — are dumbfounded. George Monbiot…
Parroting The American Line
Chrystia Freeland said this week that it was time for Vladimir Putin to end his support for Bashar al-Assad. Lawrence Martin writes that Freeland’s demand will fall on deaf ears.…
Usually Chaos
Michael Gerson puts Donald Trump’s attack on Syria in context. It’s not just that Trump is uninformed, he writes. It’s that he’s unformed: Like on health care, he seems to…
Unwise
The ascension of Justin Trudeau was greeted with a great deal of hope. But that hope is fading fast. Michael Harris writes: The politician who promised a bright, new day…
Quite A Pair
Donald Trump desperately needs a “win.” His attack on a Syrian airfield was supposed to be one — but the airfield was operating on the next day. On Friday, his…
Still Looking Out For No. 1
Donald Trump is receiving a lot of support for his decision to unleash Cruise missiles on Syria. Even Hillary Clinton agreed with his decision. However, Jonathan Freeland writes that, while…
Unapologetic Ugliness
There are those who claim that Donald Trump is a new kind of Republican. Paul Krugman isn’t so sure. When it comes to governing, Trump keeps repeating Republican boilerplate —…
One Wonders
Brent Rathgeber is not happy. He writes that, philosophically, he’s a conservative: As a conservative, I believe in a market economy. I believe that, when it comes to government, less…
Freedom From Democracy
For forty years, the buzzword on the Right has been “freedom.” George Monbiot writes: Propaganda works by sanctifying a single value, such as faith, or patriotism. Anyone who questions it…
The Lords of Misrule
Neal Gabler is on to something. He admits that he was wrong about Donald Trump: So many of us were wrong, myself included, about Donald Trump. We saw in the…
No Place For Amateurs
The Bloviators of the Right have claimed for a long time that government should be run like a business. Donald Trump’s son-in-law recently repeated that claim. Government, he said, should…
Fraud — Pure And Simple
These days, economic nationalism is the prodigal son of the political right. Tom Walkom writes: An ardent form of nationalism has fuelled the rise of right-wing political leaders, such as…