The Night Steve Bannon Came to Toronto
His Munk Debate with David Frum filled an auditorium with sound and fury, but was anyone listening?
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Ira Wells teaches literature and cultural criticism at the University of Toronto. His work has appeared in The New Republic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Puritan, and elsewhere.
The Unpopularity of Female Politicians Has Everything to Do With Sexism
Why voters love to hate leaders like Kathleen Wynne
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The New Life of Brian Mulroney
A new biography reassesses the legacy—and tracks the comeback—of our eighteenth prime minister
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The Professor of Piffle
The dangerous underside of Jordan Peterson’s crusade against the humanities
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Punching Nazis Won’t End Fascism
Antifa argues that violence is necessary, but a rigorous democracy is a far stronger weapon
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Why Canada’s New Cultural Policy Will Be Terrible for the Arts
Turning artists into tech entrepreneurs is a triumph of Silicon Valley values
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The Unwitting Role of Canadian Media in Marketing Hatred
What responsibility do mainstream journalists have when reporting on the antics and ideas of far-right provocateurs?
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Omar Khadr and Canada’s War on Terror
As Trudeau’s Liberals consider sending troops back to Afghanistan, we need to consider whether the use of “hard power” has made Canadians any safer
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Socialism Is Back. Is the NDP Listening?
Instead of fighting for the scraps of the political centre, the left can score a victory by returning to its principles
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