Monthly Archives: January 2025

Why US tariffs aren’t Canada’s biggest problem, and what to do about it

Posted on January 31, 2025 by bhaggart

Whether or not the United States imposes tariffs on Canada tomorrow, the threat will remain. That’s the problem. Continue reading →

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Pandemics, authoritarianism and the coming storm

Posted on January 19, 2025 by bhaggart

A lot of people bought Camus’ The Plague in 2020. With Monday’s presidential inauguration on the horizon, you might want to read it again. Continue reading →

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My presentation for the panel, Donald Trump and US Authoritarian Turn: Implications for the United States, Canada, and the World

Posted on January 14, 2025 by bhaggart

Last night I was part of an in-person panel co-hosted by the St. Catharines Public Library on, as the title says, what Canada and the world can expect from a Trumpified US. There was, unsurprisingly, a lot of interest in … Continue reading →

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