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Canada's quest for a green economy could make it dependent on and vulnerable to China.

We Must Not Take Our Eyes Off the True Threat — China

May 6, 2025/in Demographics, The Economy

By his supreme idiocy, U.S. President Donald Trump has stirred up anti-American sentiment, but largely to the benefit of America’s archrival, China.

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Under Gavin Newsom, California's economy has diverged into a neo-feudal state of "haves and have nots".

Gavin Newsom’s California Has Become a Neo-feudal Nightmare

May 3, 2025/in California, The Economy

Once an example for upward mobility, today California manages to be both home to the highest number of billionaires and the highest cost-adjusted poverty rate.

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Europe's sun belt is leading the way economically.

The Sun Belt Will Save Europe

April 30, 2025/in Urban Affairs

Europe’s periphery is leading the way economically, with places like Portugal and Greece offering sunny business prospects dashed with pleasant weather.

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The Dangers of a Political Gender Gap

April 26, 2025/in Demographics, Politics

Throughout history, poverty, class and economic self-interest have driven radical political movements. The Bolsheviks harnessed the anger of impoverished workers and peasants to create a movement that controlled the world’s […]

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Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Europe

Trump’s Chaos has Brutally Exposed the EU’s Fatal Flaws

April 24, 2025/in The Economy

I thought crack-smoking had lost its appeal, but perhaps it is still a regular pastime among journalists determined to take down Trump’s America. The Economist, for example, has suggested that […]

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Trump speaks at an event in Texas.

Can Democrats Exploit Trump’s Tariff Chaos?

April 17, 2025/in Politics, The Economy

As with many political movements, MAGA represents a fragile coalition of groups that often have little in common — and, at the extremes, may even detest one another. This tension […]

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American Oasis - by Kyle Paoletta

‘American Oasis’ Review: The Lure of the Desert

April 15, 2025/in Urban Affairs

Hating the Southwest, particularly its burgeoning cities such as Phoenix, is de rigueur in American media. Jon Stewart has called Arizona “the meth lab of democracy.” Hunter S. Thompson described […]

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Donald Trump signs an executive order related to U.S. manufacturing.

Trump is Right to Take On the Free Trade Fundamentalists

April 12, 2025/in Politics, The Economy

It’s easy to dismiss Donald Trump’s haphazard tariff barrage as silly and self-defeating, especially after so many days of global market turmoil. But critics among liberal Democrats and Republican free […]

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Are the Democrats drifting further left instead of letting Trump's disastrous policy speak for itself?

Are the Democrats Drifting Further Left?

April 10, 2025/in Politics

The Democrats are at a historic ebb and now is a good time to examine what the party believes in, who its main protagonists are and what their agenda is. […]

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney

If Carney Brings Canada Closer to Europe, Financial Ruin Would Follow

April 8, 2025/in Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Canada have stirred up latent Canadian patriotism. But Canada further aligning itself with the European Union may lead to further economic decline.

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