I have been arguing for some time that liberalism, and with it democracy, are under stress. I see the stressors coming from two directions: From autocrats like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping; and From populists ~ Donald J Trump being their frontman. But Thomas Carothers of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writing in Foreign … Continue reading A crisis of governance
Category: Marilyn Gladu
A monumentally stupid and dangerous idea
A Reuters report, by Steve Scherer, published in the Globe and Mail, suggests that the Trudeau-Freeland Liberals, probably advised by Calgary Mayor ⇐ Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton Mayor ⇒ Don Ivison, are preparing an economic "aid" package for Alberta to be unveiled when (perhaps only if?) they refuse to allow the Teck Resources' Frontier mine … Continue reading A monumentally stupid and dangerous idea
How to lose the next election
Jonathan Kay, an excellent journalist and commentator, posted this on social media a couple of days ago: This is the full image: That is, I think, what we are watching the Democratic Party do in the United States this year. It is why I continue, quite confidently, to predict that Donald J Trump will be … Continue reading How to lose the next election
How bilingual?
There is a provocative opinion piece in the Globe and Mail, by journalist, author and publisher Kenneth Whyte, who is, also, Chair of the Board of the (fairly conservative) Donner Canadian Foundation, which did not, I think, get sufficient attention. In it, he says that it’s time the Conservative Party reconsidered its unstated but very … Continue reading How bilingual?
Wrong, again
I do not follow Cangal48 on social media, but someone I do follow rebroadcast this post: I said, before, about a week ago that Cangal48 (and US Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy) was oversimplifying; she's doing it again. What she is doing is putting her somewhat politically puritanical views ahead of the good of the … Continue reading Wrong, again
