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Politics Between Hope and Despair
Climate change is a problem for all of us. But not equally so. And we're not equally to blame for the existential conundrum we face.
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The battle for our eyeballs is enough to drive us mad — which might be the point.
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Quick update: New pieces coming soon
Hi all, I’ve been sick for the last several days and have had to take a break from writing. That’s the bad news. The good news is I’ve also taken a…
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Canada Reaches a Crossroads
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We Should Be Angry
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Beware Pierre Poilievre's "Common Sense" Revolution
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We Need to Make Historical Education a Lifetime Priority
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Will Justin Trudeau quit? Should he?
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Democracy's Missing Pieces: Questions for You
This week, I'm turning the tables to ask you some questions about political writing and democracy. What are we missing? What do we get wrong? What…
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This is the sound a dying government makes
A desperate Liberal government just undermined its climate policy and ceded the carbon price narrative to the Conservatives. It's not great.
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Doug Ford Flip-Flops Again. It's Getting Tiresome.
It's good when a government changes course and adopts better policy—up to a point.
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A One-Year Anniversary Thank You and Sale
In a year, we've covered everything from the culture wars to Alberta's mad politics to labour strikes to blocking people on Twitter to Doug Ford fails…
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Information Breakdown During Wartime
The Israel-Hamas war tested the new Twitter. The platform failed and confirmed what we already knew — the space is utterly cynical, toxic, and…
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We Need to Make Historical Education a Lifetime Priority
Our historical ignorance and amnesia run deep, preventing us from building the future we want — and deserve.
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Does Something Feel Off To You?
We are living through a time of insecurity as we face persistent and overlapping crises. Things bad and could get worse. The way out is through…
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David Moscrop
David Moscrop
A critical look at politics, policy, democracy, and economics around the world from an author, full-time journalist, and sometimes-academic
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My book 'Too Dumb for Democracy?'
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