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This Week in Canada: Carney and Trump’s Bromance Was Nice While It Lasted
The U.S. president is a wake-up call for Canada’s national identity, a Canadian singer apologizes for sounding too American, and much more. Brought to…
July 11, 2025
Rupa Subramanya
This Is Peak Trump
From Iran to the Supreme Court, the president is on a roll. How long will his winning streak last?
July 1, 2025
Matthew Continetti
The Nippon Steel Deal: A Master Class in Winning the Working Class
In opposing the merger of U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, Joe Biden was playing politics. But in doing so, he handed Donald Trump an easy victory.
June 9, 2025
Bethany McLean
This Week in Canada: The King’s Land Acknowledgment
Plus: Tariffs off, tariffs on. Canada’s oil goes to China. Bono loves us. And more.
May 30, 2025
Rupa Subramanya
America the Unreliable
Thanks to Trump, decision-makers in foreign capitals and corporate boardrooms have realized they can’t depend on the U.S. government. And there is no…
May 21, 2025
Yuval Levin
This Week in Canada: Trump and Carney’s Odd Bromance
A terror suspect gets house arrest at a mosque, a beautiful Golden Dome, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
May 21, 2025
Rupa Subramanya
The Intellectual Godfathers of Protectionism
Once shunned, globalization’s doubters turned out to be right about its destructive economic and social consequences. What do they think of what Trump…
May 6, 2025
Joe Nocera
Kevin O’Leary: Tariffs on Chinese Goods Should be 400 Percent
China has never complied with the rules of international trade. It’s time to hold them accountable.
April 30, 2025
Kevin O’Leary
Niall Ferguson: Donald Trump Is Crushing His To-Do List
But is he crushing the economy in the process?
April 28, 2025
Niall Ferguson
With Tariffs, It’s the Uncertainty, Stupid
‘So long as uncertainty reigns,’ said one chief executive, ‘money will stay on the sidelines.’
April 23, 2025
Peter Coy
Will Trump’s Tariffs Blow Up the Global MAGA Movement?
Nationalism is on the rise. ‘Liberation Day’ could change that.
April 22, 2025
Matthew Continetti
The Trump White House and the New Opium Wars
The unraveling of U.S.–China economic ties echoes a darker chapter of history, when a trade dispute between the East and the West escalated into the…
April 16, 2025
Eli Lake
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