They Misread
It’s now official. The American economy has been in recession since February. Jennifer Rubin writes: It should be noted that this happened before most business shutdowns occurred. While the pandemic…
Owen Gray
What To Do With The Genie?
Linda McQuaig writes that radical measures are required to get us through this pandemic. And, she argues, they should be adopted when the pandemic is over. But powerful interests are…
Ford’s Day Of Reckoning
Doug Ford’s response to the coronavirus has surprised a lot of Ontarians — including me. Despite that, Bob Hepburn writes, Ford will soon face a day of reckoning: That day…
The End Is Nigh
Donald Trump calls himself the law and order president. That’s quite a stretch. Tony Burman writes that 2020 is beginning to look like 1968, when Richard Nixon branded himself the…
No Moorings
Donald Trump’s recent actions have harkened back fifty years to another time and another president — Richard Nixon. But, Paul Krugman writes, Trump is no Nixon: The Trump-Nixon comparisons are…
A Grand Reset
Klaus Schwab, the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, writes that Capitalism needs a Grand Reset. The coronavirus has made the need for such a reset painfully obvious: There…
With The People In the Streets
We mourn the death of democracy in the United States. George Monbiot writes that the same thing is happening in the United Kingdom: Established power in this country is surrounded…
Christian Fascism
Yesterday, Donald Trump used military officers to clear a path for him — a path to a church, where he stood — flanked by members of his administration, a Bible…
President No More
Robert Reich writes that the Trump presidency is over: You’d be forgiven if you hadn’t noticed. His verbal bombshells are louder than ever, but Donald J Trump is no longer…
The China Crisis
Justin Trudeau is facing a COVID Crisis. But just around the corner is a China Crisis. Robin Sears writes: It’s essential when dealing with authoritarian governments to analyze carefully what…
From Alabama To Washington
Fifty years ago, American cities were burning. Today, history is rhyming and Donald Trump is tweeting, “When the looting starts the shooting starts.” Max Boot writes: Consciously or not, Trump…
Biden Will Win
Tony Burman is getting more and more certain that Joe Biden will be the next American president. He writes: With more than 100,000 Americans dead and 40 million others out…
We Should Be Grateful
Stephen Harper, Andrew Cohen writes, hasn’t changed. Even though he has been out of office for four-and-a-half years, but he can still draw a crowd of conservatives and a chorus…
Steaming Piles
From the very beginning — starting with Barack Obama’s “phony” birth certificate — Donald Trump has peddled conspiracy theories. His latest is particularly vile. Peter Wehner writes: When Lori Klausutis…
Making The World Safe For Hypocrisy
Huge crowds gathered over the weekend in Toronto’s Trinity-Bellwoods Park. Our political leaders were horrified — with reason. On the other hand, they have not been leading by example. Susan…
No Going Back
There’s a rush these days to get back to the way things used to be. But we’re not going back there. Bruce Anderson writes that the new world order is…
Another Test
During the Great Depression, power flowed from the provinces to the federal government in Ottawa. In the 1990’s, Canada decentralized and power flowed back to the provinces. Robin Sears writes…
It Can’t Be Swept Under The Rug
What is happening in Hong Kong is appalling. Martin Regg Cohn writes: This week, under cover of COVID-19, Beijing crossed a line it had long promised to respect. Exploiting the…
Dying For The Dow
Donald Trump and his party are morons. They never — indeed, it seems they can’t — learn anything. Paul Krugman writes: For a little while it seemed as if we…
Scheer’s Long Goodbye
Andrew Scheer should have left his job on the night he lost the last election. Instead, he has insisted on hanging around. His long goodbye has been excruciating. Bob Hepburn…