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The Pace of Technological Change
Everything is changing at unprecedented speed. Or so it can sometimes feel. But is it really?
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Trump's Arch and the State of America
The contrast with an earlier plan for the same site says so much.
Apr 18
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The Hungarian Canary in the Coal Mine
What happens if the far-right takes power and holds on for years? Hungary is a warning.
Apr 10
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How Canada Should Respond to Trump
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A Letter For American Friends
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Weimar Germany and the Fatal Flaw
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Europe gets it. Does Canada?
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Is It Fascism?
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The Future of Canada
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MacArthur, CANZUK, prediction markets, and, sigh, Trump
Mar 29
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No Tyrants
Donald Trump is the enemy. Americans are friends and allies.
Mar 28
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The Ultimate "Yes-Man"
AI can help. Or it can supercharge confirmation bias. It depends on what we ask it to do.
Mar 22
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Freedom In Retreat
Once freedom's greatest champion, the United States is now its greatest threat.
Mar 21
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"We don't need anybody."
Words to carve on America's tombstone. And make the ghost of William McKinley moan.
Mar 16
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The Hundred Years' War
A brief history of the futile and destructive war on drugs.
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American Exceptionalism
America really is exceptional...in a way Americans may not like.
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