Towards Equilibrium

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Two final thoughts on the G7
First, what luck that Trump left after one day.
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The Don
When asked last night in Kananaskis, at the G7 summit, about the UK and tariffs, D.
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The Showbiz Salute
There is no point in commenting on Donald Trump’s big parade, beyond the obvious.
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Thoughts From D. Trump on This Most Auspicious Day.
Somehow, I can’t imagine how, Donald Trump’s mind invaded mine in the middle of the night, but it did.
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Pipelines, railways and the old drama of East-West versus North-South
Here we are once again arguing about whether Canadian energy should be used for short-term profit or long-term security.
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Terrebonne — a riding linked to the birth of Canadian democracy.
So fascinating, the seesaw outcome in the riding of Terrebonne after the most recent federal election.
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The Mussolini Method
Donald Trump resembles more and more — you can see and hear it every day — Benito Mussolini.
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Democracy versus AI
Last night at the Hot Docs Cinema on Bloor (in Toronto for those of you in Mumbai), the director Fred Peabody showed his new feature documentary …
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Marching on the Russian Embassy in Reykjavik
I keep coming back to the issue of freedom of expression.
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Guns, guns, money, money!
We’ve been here before.
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Bach, Bach, Bach!
In this Substack world of words, a thought on music.
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May 2025

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