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September 2025

Progressives Lack Ambition
The root cause of the social dysfunction allowing the rise of authoritarian leaders is a fundamental lack of progressive ambition.
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David Graham
They're Disappearing Them
Somewhere around 1000 detainees held at Alligator Alcatraz have disappeared.
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Consequences Are Possible For Coups
In the year leading up to his bid for re-election, the president sought to sow doubt about the legitimacy of the voting machines and voting system…
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David Graham
Why We Need A Strong Military
Poland invoked NATO Article 4 last week after Russian drones entered Polish airspace forcing a defensive military response. On the weekend, Romania…
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David Graham
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Rhetoric And Assassination
This week’s political assassination in the United States was not the year’s first, and the difference in reaction among right wing leaders is…
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David Graham
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The Department Of War
Last week, the United States Navy attacked a Venezuelan vessel in international waters, killing everyone on board under flimsy legal pretext. Like the…
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Project 2025 Invited To... Cabinet?
This week, we learned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team invited Heritage Foundation president and Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts to speak to…
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David Graham
Pierre Poilievre Back To... Do Something?
What does Pierre Poilievre want for Canada?
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