Elizabeth Brandt
The folly of China’s claim that Canada violated its sovereignty
Shannon Gormley: When Canada and other Western nations slapped sanctions on a small number of Chinese officials, they weren’t violating China’s sovereignty—they were asserting their own
How Trump and Putin are alike in one particular way
Shannon Gormley: Both men may exalt imperialism and racism as examples of the only moral virtue they recognize—domination—but the most important thing for both is that their political ventures pay
The Republican party has become an authoritarian party
Shannon Gormley: The GOP faced a test and it failed. Now will the destruction of one major party corrupt the one that remains?
Where might Donald Trump run, in a bid to avoid prison?
Shannon Gormley: Our complex scoring system points to one perfect place
Canada’s escape from planet Earth?
Shannon Gormley: There are many things that are great about outer space but I think we can all agree that its most attractive feature is that it is not directly adjacent to the United States
Donald Trump’s presidency: A shocking list of things he’s done
Here is a comprehensive rundown of what the most unpresidential president in history has said and done during his time in office
‘We must take steps to protect ourselves and our families’
Letters to the editor, Sept. 22, 2020: Readers weigh in on anti-vaxxers disrupting the effectiveness of a COVID-19 cure, the WE Charity saga and alternatives to the nuclear family
When not to pay a ransom
Shannon Gormley: It is precisely because of the CCP’s status—a thug in the guise of a recognized authority of a recognized state—that its ransom-for-hostages demand is not merely evil but intolerable, and its price not merely high but impossible
Vladimir Putin: Russia’s weak strongman
Shannon Gormley: Putin has perhaps never been more insecure than he is at this moment. Naturally, he has just made a grab for lifelong power.
Waiting for China to change its behaviour is to wait for the worst yet to come
Shannon Gormley: Countries such as Canada have waited for Beijing to come around, but the territories closest to the mainland, and thus in gravest danger from its overreaches, have run out of time
What ‘liberty’ really means to gun-wielding lockdown protestors in America
Shannon Gormley: In their view, liberty is the freedom to threaten others. They want to do what they want to do, and they want to do it whenever they want to do it, however they want to do it.
The folly of hope during the COVID-19 pandemic
Shannon Gormley: We hoped for the best and did not prepare for the worst. We have new hopes now. We hope to be saved—but what will we sacrifice to get there?