Obama has spoken out a few times since on race, but without much effect. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump might have a mouth like an open sewer, but at least he says something. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
The 'vote for me because the other guy is scary,' nana-nana-poo-poo stuff I just find useless. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Barack Obama actually grew up black in America. He knows a thing or two about being judged by the color of his… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump's America is a midden. To hell with it. I am glad I don't live there anymore, and doubly glad to read… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
I've seen former vice president, and now Democratic leadership candidate Joe Biden up close. He seemed a pleasant fellow. But I'm damned… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
The modern election campaign is created by power in order to convince the realm that all is well, and, further, that its… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump is a travelling freak show, and bound to say or do something laughably stupid wherever he goes, so, because he's president,… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
It is no exaggeration to say many evangelicals consider Trump an anointed figure; a clearly venal man somehow chosen by their God… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
At the very least, Donald Trump and his most rabid followers have been objective allies of the white supremacist movement, even if… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
So America's president now says most Jewish American voters are either ignorant or disloyal. It's such a dreadful thing to say, so… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
A lot has already been written about this. Criticism has been ferocious. Still, most in the mainstream media have stopped short of… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Of all the criticisms levelled at Stephen Harper by his critics, the most puzzling, at least to anyone who has covered Washington,… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Maybe the Tea Party dream is coming true, and the next Republican presidential nominee will be a blunt-object, red-meat down-the-line rightie. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump seems to accept the idea that there are secret Muslim training camps in America, and has openly suggested Obama himself is… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Political professionals on all sides of the Ottawa aisle understand the same basic fact: given the electoral realities in this country, there… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
It is hard for the media to outright label a sitting president a white supremacist, or even a garden variety racist. If… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
In 2008, Obama rode to victory in good part by wearing the openness face, casting the Bush administration as intrusive, secretive hawks… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump cannot be re-elected without the votes of evangelical Christians, a group of people who, because of their heated eschatological dreams, are… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump's direct predecessor, Barack Obama, never attacked his own generals or officials on Twitter, and never referred to war criminals as heroes. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump eventually slurs anyone who inconveniences him, and the plain, measurable fact is that a large majority of Jewish American voters continue… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
It's almost ironic sitting here watching stories about Norm's courageous 'battle' with cancer. He actually did a bit on stage about how stupid that… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Warren fully intends to change the system, and says so. When she said how good it felt to be with working people in… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
In fact, American presidents never apologize for what America does in war, because in the American mind, all its wars are defensive, always fought… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Resist, however peacefully and even in your own home, and heaven help you, no matter what your skin color. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
The fact is, no modern president, Democrat or Republican, has shown the level of contempt for taking questions from the media that Stephen Harper… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Some economists seem to think that only a credentialed economist has the right to be utterly wrong about an issue of economics. Their contempt… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Trump is the white evangelicals' version of V.I. Lenin's 'useful idiot,' a character who is helping achieve their apocalyptic fever dreams, but who will… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
France has long been regarded as the most adept at stealing trade secrets. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
White nationalism is about keeping power white. Yes, yes, there are minority groups represented among Justin Trudeau's ministers, but they were all given jobs… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
I am delighted to see the government spending more money to improve Indigenous life, and I would be happy to see even more spent. — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Canada needs to be flood-proofed, and somebody has to pay for it. Yes, there are other threats, too - fire, hail, wind, snow load,… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
Canada has treated abortion as just another medical procedure since 1988, when the Supreme Court struck down the old criminal law. Most Canadians seem… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
