Genuflecting In Tandem
At first glance, an alliance between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin might seem strange. But it’s not, really. Andrew Nikiforuk writes that what unites the two men is a petro-bond:…
Owen Gray
Christmas 2016
Around the world, hatred for migrants is on the rise. Michael Harris writes: The National Front in France is flat-out anti-immigrant. The ultra-right mayor of Beziers was quick to point…
The World We Hoped We Had Outgrown
Twenty-five years ago, some people were writing obituaries for the nation state — and Francis Fukuyama was proclaiming the end of history. But, Robert Muggah writes, they got it wrong:…
Christmas Flu
I’m a little under the weather today. The Christmas Flu seems to make an annual appearance at our house. Today it’s my turn — even though I got the flu…
Today It Becomes Official
Donald Trump has just about filled his cabinet. And, Henry Giroux writes, it’s clear that White Nationalism will be firmly ensconced in the White House. Consider two prominent Trump picks…
When Everyone Disbelieves Everything
Sixteen years ago, David Irving — who called himself an historian and who denied that the Holocaust actually happened — accused Deborah Lipstadt of libel. She had attacked his version…
It’s Gone Viral
They used to call economics the “dismal science.” Actually, it’s never been a science — despite recent attempts to make it so. However, in the last fifty years, the dismal…
Light In The Tunnel
No one should be writing obituaries for the NDP. Michael Harris writes that, even though Justin Trudeau’s personal popularity remains high, his party’s brand is slipping: Small wonder, with so…
His Achilles Heel
Wesley Wark writes that Donald Trump should not ignore the reports about Russian cyber activity during the last election: The epicentre of concern over Russian cyber aggression, for the foreseeable…
Will He Stand Up To Them?
When it comes to Israel, Gerry Caplan writes, Justin Trudeau’s policy is the same as Stephen Harper’s policy. Do nothing to annoy Benjamin Netanyahu: The new government’s policy towards Israel…
Lest We Forget
The American election was tainted from the beginning. It was tainted by Donald Trump’s lies, bigotry and misogyny. But, Paul Krugman writes, now that Trump has been revealed as the…
Trumping O’Leary and Trump
Unlike his father, Justin Trudeau doesn’t wear a rose in his lapel. To many Canadians, however, Justin was a rose. Lately, the bloom has been coming off that rose. Michael…
Drowning In Our Own Waste
Global warming is a clear and present danger. But, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, another crisis is around the corner — global hoarding: Human-engineered structures and gadgets from cities to cellphones now…
Pulling Together
Yesterday, Canada’s first ministers met to finalize a strategy for fighting climate change. The plan puts a price on carbon — and, as of now, the price is too low.…
Transferring Personalities
Andrew Coyne writes that the Conservative Party has reached a fork in the road. It can, he writes, either be a party of big ideas or small fears: Will it…
Turning The Hen House Over To The Fox
George Monbiot writes that McDonald’s has not been good for democracy: I do not mean that the presence of the burger chain itself is the cause of the decline of…
The Alt Right Of The North
Ezra Levant wants to be the Steve Bannon of Canadian politics. It was Levant who organized the rally which Chris Alexander recently addressed in Edmonton. And it is Levant who…
Tweetie Pie In The White House
Donald Trump’s communications strategy is simple: demonize the press and communicate through Twitter. Tweetie Pie will soon leave his golden cage and move to the White House. And, while Trump…