Kamala Harris, Populist
Watching this week’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention, three things stood out. The first was the endless loop of Beyonce’s song Freedom (and no, despite the hype, Queen Bey did not make an apperance). The second was Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz declaring that the government should "mind (its) own damn business" on issues like reproductive rights. The third was the mind-numbing repetition of the phrase “Kamela Harris, for the people”, including by Presidential nominee Harris herself.
J.D. Vance heralds a tsunami of North American populism
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump had a hell of a weekend. Over the course of 48 hours, he survived an assassination attempt, saw a federal judge dismiss another criminal case against him, and picked a Vice-Presidential running mate who once compared him to Hitler. Netflix couldn’t script a wilder political rollercoaster, one which will profoundly impact not only American politics, but Canadian politics as well.
L’Amérique d’abord, la liberté en dernier
La droite populiste et la gauche radicale mettent la démocratie en péril
Regarder la convention républicaine cette semaine ressemble à un exercice d’amnésie collective. C’est comme si le libre-échange était une fantaisie. Comme si la guerre froide n’avait jamais eu lieu.
Oubliez le président Ronald Reagan appelant M. Gorbatchev à « abattre ce mur ». Maintenant, il s’agit de les construire, pour empêcher les personnes et les marchandises indésirables d’entrer dans le pays. Relevez le pont-levis : l’Amérique fera cavalier seul.