World

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

Patricia Treble: ’If there is anyone who understands the suffering in the United States, it is Biden, a man forged by the crucible of heartache’ 

Vina Nadjibulla and other family members have been waging a seemingly impossible fight to free her husband from a Chinese prison. After two torturous years, what does Canada owe ‘the two Michaels’?

Democracy is our destiny? Not sure about that anymore. Rich countries can overcome? Doesn’t seem like it. In a crisis, leaders will lead? If you’re lucky. All the ’truths’ 2020 has called into question.

The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.

The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work

The awful response to the pandemic put the final nail in the myth of liberal democracy’s pre-eminence

The Democrats have won the popular vote in border counties four elections in a row, but Trump made regional inroads from sea to sea—even as he lost his bid for re-election

Electoral college votes, Senate, House of Representative results roll in as mail-in ballots are tallied after election day

Adnan R. Khan: Fundamentalists are readying themselves for a confrontation with liberal secularism, with Trump as their crusading knight