Jordan Peterson moves to US over bill that could turn Canada into ‘totalitarian hellhole’
Controversial psychologist Jordan Peterson has fled Canada as liberals push to pass legislation that he says will suppress free speech and turn the …
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Authoritarianism Expert Flags Chilling Thing That’s ‘Happening Now’ With Trump
Ruth Ben-Ghiat talked about the “personalist rule” and its worrying effects. Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and conservative attorney George …
Corporations Are Arming Militants and Threatening Global Peace
These shadowy alliances are reshaping how wars are fought, who profits from them, and why traditional peacekeeping doesn’t work anymore.
Is Britain about to relinquish the vestiges of its empire?
The transfer of sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius has highlighted the sometimes complicated relationship of the UK with …
5 geopolitical questions for 2025
If 2024 was the year of elections, 2025 will be the year of questions. The start of the year will see governments across the world at the beginning of …
The Ambivalent History of Indigenous People and U.S. Citizenship
This year Indigenous People’s Day marks 100 years since Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act, granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans. Americans are usually shocked when they learn that those who preceded Europeans on this continent did not gain citizenship for more than a half century …
‘Whitewash’: New Zealand foreign minister blasts Australian COVID inquiry
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has blasted the Australian government’s inquiry into the handling of the pandemic while warning Canberra …
US has ‘grave concern’ as South Korea imposes, then overturns, martial law
The White House said the U.S. was not given advance notice of the order. After being caught off guard by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s …
Gerrymandering Is Wrong No Matter Who Does It
Your editorial “ Democrats vs. Proportional Representation” (Nov. 23) seems to argue as follows: Democrats complain about gerrymandering but then engage in it; Republicans don’t believe in “proportional representation,” so they gerrymander, but openly. That much is true, but no matter each side’s …
Guest Post: Abraham Lincoln and the Treaty of Waitangi
A guest post by Peter Lynn:In 2005 I went on a pilgrimage with a group of Americans to Gettysburg, site of the pivotal battle of the American Civil …