I’ve been finding it increasingly difficult to write something new on the worsening US/Canada divide because I hate being negative all the time, yet finding something more positive to say is like the proverbial grasping at straws. So check out this hopeful post by Heather Delaney Reese.
From my perspective, one of the most disturbing aspects of the February 28, 2026 bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, has been the limited attention it received in Canadian and much of the American media. If the attack is not understood as part of a formal act of war, it is difficult to see it as anything other than the mass killing of civilians — in this case, children. This raises a troubling question: why has media coverage been so restrained?
Both the world at large and Canada especially need an effective counter to would-be emperors and hegemons. A modern-day equivalent to the Hanseatic League appears to be our best option. Prime Minister Carney’s speech provided an excellent and timely starting point, but we now need to be going all-in to make it happen.
The tale of two resistances With Canada facing an uncertain but deeply troubling risk to its sovereignty from our previously allied U.S. neighbour—driven by increasingly authoritarian leadership—it behooves Canadians to seek inspiration from how ordinary citizens in...
The problem: instability caused by erratic politics It is time that Canadians faced the very uncomfortable fact that the world has fundamentally changed in ways that undercut the relative personal security and predictability which most of us have taken for granted...
The adage "For every complex problem there is a solution that is clear, simple, and wrong" is attributed to the 1920’s American journalist and satirist H. L. Mencken. That’s a profound maxim which I’ve long taken to heart and which has served me well in my life. ...
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