There are two crises of American democracy. The first, the crisis of the moment, is what you see in the news. It is the story […]
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EU’s red tape revenge comes for gas leakage rules
BRUSSELS — The EU’s bureaucracy-slashing crusade is coming for rules meant to bottle up methane — a climate-warming, air-polluting gas. The argument is one that’s become […]
European leaders clamor to be the G7’s Trump whisperer
KANANASKIS, Alberta — Keir Starmer’s team fancy their man as the foremost Trump whisperer at this week’s G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada. He’s not the […]
G7 skirts touchy AI safety discussion
KANANASKIS, Alberta — G7 leaders on Monday steered clear of using overly strong language on keeping AI safe and managing the risks associated with the […]
The US Badly Needs Rare Minerals and Fresh Water. Guess Who Has Them?
Rain fell for the first time on the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet in August 2021, seen by scientists as a foreboding precedent […]
She Wanted to End Her Pregnancy. Her Abusive Partner Took Her to Court
T hey met at a RadioShack in Montreal in November 1988. She was barely twenty, a waitress new to the city. He was five years […]
Is Jordan Peterson Just Making It Up as He Goes?
Jordan Peterson’s marketability has always been a bit surprising given his weirdness. He speaks exclusively in a glottal cadence that sounds like Kermit the Frog […]
I’m Not Ready to Lose Canada
As a Quebecer, I have always had an ambivalent, if not uneasy, relationship to Canada. The province’s deep sense of being distinct, of speaking a […]
Ottawa’s Tech Strategy Is So Broken, Even Consultants Are Begging Us to Fix It
In 2011, the Government of Canada contracted American tech giant IBM to build a new system to manage its payments to civil servants. Beset by […]
Europe’s dream to wean off US tech gets reality check
BRUSSELS — The EU is set to deliver a sobering message to a growing movement in Europe calling for a detox from U.S. Big Tech. […]