Category: Politics
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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…
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Red hats and rhetoric: When fashion met ideology
Sometime between the invention of the baseball cap and the cultural phenomenon that is MAGA merchandise, the unthinkable happened: fashion and ideology collided. Yes, I’m talking about the infamous red “Make America Great Again” hat—a pedestrian product that became a lightning rod for modern political discourse.
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How politics became the new personality test
Gone are the days when you could size someone up based on their taste in music or whether they’re a cat person or a dog person. Now, it’s all about where they stand on the latest social media-fueled outrage.
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Civil discourse to culture wars: The erosion of common ground
Civil discourse has disappeared, replaced by culture wars and hyper-polarization. Explore how media, social platforms, and zero-sum politics have eroded common ground—and discover ways to rebuild meaningful dialogue.
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Politics as identity: Partisanship and personal relationships
Politics has become more than policy—it’s personal. Discover how hyper-partisanship is reshaping relationships, the role of social media in deepening divides, and practical ways to bridge the gap in this polarized world.
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Why Kamala lost: America’s inopportune moment of self-revelation
The pundits are focusing on the wrong thing. Kamala’s 2024 campaign didn’t fail because of some strategic mishap. It’s something deeper.
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Trump’s tariff plan is objectively bad. Why are people supporting it? Messaging, that’s why.
There’s no need to litigate established fact. Tariffs are a bad idea. They’re the stuff of undeveloped economies that can’t compete on a global scale. Their anti-competitive nature sacrifices market efficiency to protect lagging domestic industry. Countries that impose tariffs typically see less competition and therefore increased prices for affected…
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Own The Libs: Politics is the New Personality (Free Excerpt)
Trading personality for politics: What do we stand to lose? Memes. Mortifying merch. Malignant monopolies on policy and ideology. These are some of the most salient features of modern political discourse. Over the last decade, we have witnessed an equally fascinating and worrying shift in how people like you and…
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Psychology, sociology, culture theory: An unmanageable tension
A walk in the bar joke involving a psychologist, a sociologist, and a cultural theorist. Some might call it a dark twist.
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Probability versus certainty: A scientific look at communication theory
When we think of the sciences, especially the “hard” ones, everything seems exact and absolute. The speed of light is a constant in the universe that limits the velocity of everything within it. The earth’s gravity is a cool 9.81 m/s2. The value of pi is 22/7. For centuries, this…
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