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Why the Canadian Softwood Lumber Fight Never Ends
Not all parts of free trade are equal.
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What We Can Be Sure the Ratcliffe Moscow Trip Was Not About
CIA Director John Ratcliffe left Joint Base Andrews on August 23 aboard a U.S.
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Canadian Dairy Quotas: The Taxi Medallions of Their Dairy Industry
Unpacking the Dairy Trade Dispute
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Operation Economic Outcast By Design Accomplishes What?
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood up this week and announced Operation Economic Outcast: a new round of sanctions on Iran’s aviation, shipping…
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Does Taunting Canada Have Any Rational Purpose?
Late 2024: Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives held a 25-point lead over the Liberals.
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Why the Mail-In Ballot Drama? What You Actually Need to Know
Here’s what changed, who it affects, and what to do about it — stripped of the noise.
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Washington’s Complaint About Canadian Bilingual Laws
Among the wreckage of the collapsed US-Canada trade talks was a red line Mark Carney named deliberately, as one of the specific reasons he walked away…
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What the Iran War Polls Really Say — and What They Don’t
Every few weeks another poll lands showing Americans want the Iran war to end.
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Does Winning Congress Give Democrats an Iran-War Off Switch?
The Comforting Theory
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What About This Intel Foundry Comeback Story? A Reality Check
Intel’s stock is up more than 160 percent this year.
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Is Trump Cornered, or Is He Managing a War He’s Already Winning?
The Strait of Hormuz ceasefire is set to expire this weekend, and the coverage has settled into a familiar shape: Iran is winning, Trump is out of…
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The Democrats’ Love/Hate Relationship With the Supreme Court
This one follows on from Is Democracy Really Under Siege, and If So, From Whom?, and relates to two other pieces here: Is the Supreme Court Really…
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