Has Trump won peace – or a pause?
Trump will seek to ensure that the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas becomes permanent, rather than devolving into a fresh round of violence
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Wednesday
The Democrat who fantasized about killing a Republican
Virginia’s nominee for attorney general sent violent texts about shooting an opponent
Has Katie Porter just tanked her chances of becoming California governor?
For anyone who’s followed the career of the California Congresswoman, this exchange isn’t really a surprise
Why gold is at an all-time high
It is the only way to hedge against soaring government debt
The Freedom Convoy trial has disgraced Canada’s justice system
The sentencing of the protest’s organizers only confirms that Canadians with the wrong political views will not receive equal treatment before the law
Tuesday
Trump cuddles Carney
The President joked about the upcoming ‘US/Canada merger’
The folly of Newsom’s redistricting plans
It would override the independent redistricting commission voters approved to end exactly this kind of political manipulation
Make Peace Great Again
The President’s claim to greatness is built on the pretext that he can cut deals which no other US president could
Is Brendan Carr a ‘great American patriot?’
Few pro-Trump bulldogs in the government have a sharper bite right now than the FCC chairman
James Comey’s ‘knight in shining armor’ complex
It’s a big deal to bring a criminal case against a former FBI director
The mainstreaming of leftist violence
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Democratic lawmakers and commentators found themselves in a quandary
Britain’s MAGA moment is coming
Like J.D. Vance and Donald Trump, in an age of immediate media, Nigel Farage’s great weapon is that he is human
The Democratic establishment has fallen
The old guard of the left, the neoliberal and corporate-friendly media, has lost control
The end of the race hustle
Trump’s indifference to being called a racist may be having a wider effect
Trump knows personnel is policy
Does the President have the authority to hire and fire his agents and underlings? The Constitution says yes
Canada’s assisted suicide laws are out of control
The country has sleepwalked into a moral maze with no exit
Is the religious right shifting?
The demographics of the United States and Europe suggest the left and right alike will feel the need to enlist support beyond Judeo-Christian boundaries
The bully doctrine
The doctrine boils down to this: the more threatening a person is, the less threatening he is
The devil over Washington
I turned to film to re-enchant myself with the city in which I live
Has Israel won?
October 7, two years on…