By Marcus Medford in Toronto, ON We have all heard the phrase “fake news” bandied about over the last couple of years, most notably by…
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Thoughts on the Current State of America
By Robin Arthur in Halifax, NS An ill-defined foreign policy, an impetuous and irascible character and a strong nationalist agenda mark the presidency of Donald…
View More Thoughts on the Current State of AmericaData on Canadian Immigrants from ‘Shithole’ Countries Might Surprise Trump
By: Arvind Magesan in Calgary, AB Defenders of Donald Trump say his “shithole countries” remark regarding people from Africa, Haiti and other nations was just…
View More Data on Canadian Immigrants from ‘Shithole’ Countries Might Surprise TrumpAmerika: Amnesty for a Convicted Felon, 800,000 Young People Summarily Condemned
Commentary by: Alberto Ledesma in Berkeley, California I first became a “dreamer” more than forty years ago. That is when my parents brought my sisters…
View More Amerika: Amnesty for a Convicted Felon, 800,000 Young People Summarily CondemnedJoining the War Train: Trump’s Liberal Cheerleaders
by Binoy Kampark in Melbourne At the psychological heart of every liberal is a milk soft tendency to succumb to the authoritarian personality, a feeling…
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Commentary by Andrew Lam in San Francisco Recently all 10 of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) submitted their resignations to President…
View More America at a Crossroads: Land of Hope or Fear?Trump and the Rise of Islamophobia
Commentary by Surjit Singh Flora in Brampton I believe it is fair to say that since 9-11, Islamophobia has been on the rise in North…
View More Trump and the Rise of IslamophobiaFriendly Advice to Trudeau from Australia
Commentary by Binoy Kampmark in Melbourne, Australia It was a moment of delightful reflection. The indecently smug politicians of a distant island continent, wealthy, cruel in refugee…
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How Not to Win The “War on Terror”
Commentary by Phil Gurski Soon to be former US President Barack Obama once famously said with respect to foreign policy “don’t do stupid shit (or” stuff”…
View More How Not to Win The “War on Terror”The ‘Lizard of Oz’ Lost Another One
by Jonathan Manthorpe in Vancouver, British Columbia It would give me great pleasure to write with confidence that the ‘Lizard of Oz’ has lost his touch —…
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