Delusions of adequacy: How Russia and Pakistan lie to themselves in similar ways

 The ongoing assault on Ukraine by Russia has drawn plenty of comment, with the focus primarily on those aspects that are now apparent at a glance, and are particularly troubling. They are easy to list. The Russian action is evil. Its justification was absurd. Its conduct has been incompetent beyond

Minister Joly’s mandate to regulate the media is anti-democratic

 With the availability of global media, now more than ever, people do not have to rely on a singular government narrative to find the truth. In a democracy, a free press and freedom of expression mean it is the prerogative of an individual to read or say want they want

Memo to Canada: Pay your insurance premiums

 Most Canadians are pretty prudent. They pay the insurance premiums on their homes and their cars. If they have dependents, they probably buy life insurance. It is a logical risk mitigation strategy. However, the country that is Canada has consistently failed to purchase high-quality insurance on the whole enterprise that

Designs and Democracy: The politics of imperfectly levelled playing fields

 One of the facts of life on the water is that reckless operators of boats are legally responsible for their wake damage. But you have to catch them first. In the politics of democracies, it’s even more of a free-for-all, but sometimes your wake damage does catch up with you.