A collection of 39 posts
Donald Trump is often described as an imperialist and an expansionist and these terms are usually used interchangeably. Neither of these descriptions is meant to be flattering, but the larger problem is that they are imprecise.
America just switched sides in the Ukraine war.
Exceptionalism is a double-edged sword, which cuts those blind to America’s flaws and those blind to its virtues.
Civil-rights law made the DEI world; civil-rights reform can unmake it.
Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with The Line editor Jen Gerson about how US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have affected Canada’s already fractured political landscape.
So far, Donald Trump is the only political leader to have publicly pinpointed the basic problem with Gaza.
Many Canadian conservatives were warming to Donald Trump—until he threatened to destroy their economy with crippling tariffs.
In Central and Eastern Europe, the more extreme wing of the continent’s radical Right is gaining ground.
What good is a free press if it lacks the courage to ask difficult questions about our most important problems?
Misleading and irresponsible journalism is being used to launder the reputation of RFK Jr.
Some leaders in Europe may resist a new alliance with Trump’s America, but in a world dominated by bullies, sharp elbows and unpredictability may be what the times demand.
Trump’s reelection reflects the final exhaustion of the post-World War II liberal and conservative cultural consensuses.
The lessons of the 2024 election are complicated, but they certainly don’t foreclose the possibility of a sane, pro-freedom centre.
As with Napoleon Bonaparte, one cannot confidently state that if Trump had never been born, someone like him would have done what he did.
No centrist who understands the current moment has ever truly laid out their case to the Democratic Party base in the context of a serious political campaign. It’s time to change that.