David Moscrop

Was Donald Trump's decades-long persona as a venal carnival grotesque all part of a brilliant scheme to launch an insane war and create the geopolitical conditions for a global energy transition?

As the CBC exits the game, the country loses one of its last truly shared cultural experiences

As the CBC exits the game, the country loses one of its last truly shared cultural experiences

T he story we tell ourselves about capitalism is that it's a free market system in which firms slug it out for the privilege to sell us an apple or a mid-sized sport utility vehicle.

Private equity is taking over veterinary services, driving up prices, and putting the pets we love at risk through its relentless pursuit of financial extraction.

A s a symbol of Canada's relationship with the United States, it's a bit too on the nose.

Work under capitalism sucks, and Gen Z's disillusionment with the labor market is justified. But work itself is socially necessary and the only way to transform it is through collective power, not withdrawal.

Silicon Valley has built platforms that colonize our attention, prey on children's vulnerabilities, damage mental health, and despoil public life. Trials that could cost Meta as much as $1.4 trillion show society can use state power to fight back.

W e'll never get to draw a line through stupid. I remember, as a kid, thinking Thank god someone is in charge . I assumed someone had it figured out.

Donald Trump Jr is raising money for Polymarket and lobbying to shield prediction markets from regulation. There should be a thick wall between Trump family business and the presidency. An event contract on whether one exists might be a good investment.