I like the Democratic ticket
I greatly admire U.S. President Joe Biden. I believe him to be one of the... The post I like the Democratic ticket first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
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Will Netanyahu draw the U.S. into another war?
The New York Times ran a surprising article last Friday, suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister... The post Will Netanyahu draw the U.S. into another war? first appeared on Views from…
Sorry to see you go, Joe
Of course Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. It was the best thing... The post Sorry to see you go, Joe first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Trump—an aggrieved leader for an aggrieved people
Why, one wonders, would so many Americans be prepared to elect a president with such... The post Trump—an aggrieved leader for an aggrieved people first appeared on Views from the…
Never enuf nukes
The Dr. Strangelove’s are at it again. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about... The post Never enuf nukes first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
When the president does it, it’s legal
After resigning in disgrace over the infamous Watergate affair, President Richard Nixon told an interviewer,... The post When the president does it, it’s legal first appeared on Views from the…
Some countries we like, others … not so much
A recent survey of Canadian attitudes toward various countries by the Angus Reid Institute produced some interesting results. The survey covered nine countries that have been much in the news…
CBC News Delusional About Republican Election Respect
Why is CBC News carrying water for the GOP? "Both main presidential candidates sent out fundraising emails after the verdict. One thing the Biden message, and Trump's, had in common:…
Neoliberalism’s failure—Americans agree on something
If I should ask what the most prominent single feature of American politics is today, I suspect most would say it’s polarization, perhaps dangerous polarization. I would agree. It was…
Suppressing free enterprise in Florida
Meat. Steak and hamburgers. Who would have thought a diet staple would become such a controversial subject? Conservatives, as is their wont, have dragged the issue into the culture wars.…
Labour’s big Southern win
Employers in the American South have long had a thing about cheap labour. In fact, for the first 90 years of the country’s history they got it for free, and…
Trump and Hitler: disturbing parallels
Many people think that Hitler was democratically elected chancellor of Germany. He wasn’t. In fact, some highly influential conservatives convinced President von Hindenburg to appoint him to the position. The…
What’s with our unhappy youth?
Why are old Canadians so happy and young Canadians so unhappy? That’s the story the World Happiness Report (WHR) tells us. Every year the report is issued by a partnership…
Biden loses Ireland
The U.S. departed almost radically from an habitual practice on a resolution at a United Nations Security Council meeting Monday. It didn’t vote in Israel’s favour. The Council passed a…
The Collapse Of The American Empire
The United States is giving us a real-time view into the collapse of an empire. The 2024 election cycle will determine whether the final failures happen quickly (and soon), or…
The Collapse Of The American Empire
The United States is giving us a real-time view into the collapse of an empire. The 2024 election cycle will determine whether the final failures happen quickly (and soon), or…
When Trump and the left agreed
A recent article in The New York Times took me back to the latter decades of the 20th century and the debates over free trade agreements. The 1988 federal election…
Why must the Palestinians beg for a country in their own land?
A seemingly eccentric question, one that shouldn’t have to be asked, yet it does because that is the bizarre situation the Palestinians find themselves in. Indeed, many find themselves refugees…
7,000 children, 60 journalists, 130 UN aid workers … enough?
On September 11th, 2001, the Islamist extremist group al-Qaeda carried out one of the most dramatic terrorist attacks in history on the United States. It knocked down two phallic symbols…
The contagious toxicity of Trump
Rudolph Giuliani was once a man of substance. A man of integrity. He served as the U.S. Associate Attorney General from 1981 to 1983 and as the U.S. Attorney for…