WorldOur misplaced faith in political MessiahsOpinion: Too often people are turning to political leaders for answers to all that ails them. It’s a dangerous tendency that needs to change.
OpinionThe loneliness of Donald TrumpScott Gilmore: No longer able to command fear or respect, the U.S. president is suddenly very isolated and his White House a sideshow
WorldAfter Robert E. Lee falls, will George Washington be next?The U.S. president has raised the question, defending Confederate monuments. Here’s why it’s not a slippery slope at all.
OpinionThe false equivalency of the criticism of the ’alt-left’Opinion: Donald Trump believes that in Charlottesville, there was ’blame on both sides.’ Except the sides aren’t on the same moral plane.
WorldQ & A: Garrett Graff on Trump, nukes and emergency planningThe U.S. government has an intricate plan to survive a nuclear war. In the Trump era, the blueprint might need an update
WashingtonThis is the real Donald Trump, loud and clearAnne Kingston: Trump’s messaging is now so brazen that dog whistles are redundant. The signals are increasingly plain for all to see.
EconomyCanada could face tough NAFTA negotiation on key points, U.S. experts sayCanada’s demands for fewer Buy American rules for public contracts and freer movement of professionals may be a tough sell in the U.S.
OpinionF--k it: Why we need to swear moreScott Gilmore on the importance of swear words and why we can no longer describe our current world using polite vocabulary alone
OttawaChrystia Freeland plays her NAFTA handPaul Wells on how the minister unveiled her NAFTA wish list with some Trumpian language and the vagueness of a career communicator
OpinionAs the North Korean crisis escalates, Canada must step upOpinion: The U.S. has failed in its handling of North Korea—creating an opportunity for Canada to prove it is ’back’ on the world stage