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Poilievre’s Corvette moment: Affordability, but make it tone-deaf vroom
Pierre Poilievre, the self-styled everyman crusader against inflation, carbon taxation (now axed), and overpriced lettuce, just released a campaign video where he drove a Corvette C8 around a racetrack. Because nothing says pocketbook issues quite like an E-Ray with 655 horsepower and a base price that starts just shy of $150,000. Read more
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Political tribalism and sacred values: Abandoning reason for identity
Politics used to be about governance. About policies. About making decisions that affected people’s lives. That era is dead. Now, politics is about identity. It’s about belonging. It’s about loyalty. And most importantly, it’s about proving—every waking moment—that your side is good, and the other side is evil. This shift from ideological disagreements to all-out Read more
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The politics of critical thinking and common sense
A lot of people genuinely believe common sense and critical thinking are the same thing. Worse, they think one can replace the other. Spoiler alert: They can’t. Common sense is the intellectual equivalent of a fast-food drive-thru—quick, convenient, and just enough to keep you going, but not exactly nutritious. Critical thinking, on the other hand,… Read more
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Sacred values and scare tactics: The psychology of fear in political rhetoric
Not everything in politics is up for debate. There are some values so deeply held, so tightly wound into the fabric of identity, that questioning them feels like a personal attack. These are sacred values—the moral cornerstones that transcend compromise and drive people to take seemingly irrational stances. And in the hands of a skilled… Read more
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The diploma divide: Political identity as a function of education
For decades, education has been a great social equalizer, or at least it pretended to be. Now, it’s a dividing line, as sharp as it is consequential. Today, those with college degrees lean left, while those without lean right. How did we get here? Read more
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Canada’s budget deficit is at $61.9 billion. Now what?
Canada reported a $61.9 billion federal budget deficit in today’s Fall Economic Statement and we’re preparing for the political circus that’s about to ensue. Even before the release of the FES, Poilievre had already seized upon Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation this morning to pursue whatever was politically expedient. I believe his exact words were… Read more
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