At the very least, Donald Trump and his most rabid followers have been objective allies of the white supremacist movement, even if… — Neil Macdonald Allies 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 America Copy Share Image
I do not hear any plan for sheltering Canadians from the next global financial crisis, which is coming for all of us… — Neil Macdonald Crisis Copy Share Image
There is a small industry out there called media training. It offers instruction on how to 'control a narrative,' to use that… — Neil Macdonald Control Copy Share Image
It's a lovely thing to see intelligent argument, unbending principle and policy go up against demagoguery, nativism and vulgar name-calling. — Neil Macdonald Argument Copy Share Image
I seem to have a missing gene when it comes to organized sports. Televised events bore me and I literally fear the… — Neil Macdonald Events Copy Share Image
Politicians pose and grip and grin, and mouth blandishments, and, like the beloved Arab leaders, are careful to say nothing. The prime… — Neil Macdonald Careful Copy Share Image
It seems to be the modern Canadian approach to Indigenous people: rather than deny their problems or accuse them of creating them… — Neil Macdonald Canadian Copy Share Image
The fact is, American law encourages whistleblowers and, often, they go down in history as courageous people of principle who made their… — Neil Macdonald American 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 Democracy Copy Share Image
While Trump, and, yes, Biden spend time with wealthy donors, Warren refuses big money. She also refused to participate in a Fox… — Neil Macdonald Business Copy Share Image
But political parties must claim to be radically different from one another, and political journalism must play along, or else why exist?… — Neil Macdonald Exist Copy Share Image
Conservatives generally think it's best to take enemies at their word, to believe their bombast and threats and make preparations, rather than… — Neil Macdonald Believe Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, and the Hockey Night in Canada theme issued from our black-and-white Sylvania TV, I disappeared to the… — Neil Macdonald Canada Copy Share Image
I, forever a product of my Scottish Calvinist upbringing, never knew how to react when someone smilingly took both my hands and… — Neil Macdonald Forever Copy Share Image
Any reporter who's ever covered the Middle East can tell you about the Arab leader photo op. It is one of the… — Neil Macdonald Chair Copy Share Image
While most of us have long understood that privacy is a fading commodity, something in human nature still expects that a phone… — Neil Macdonald Communication Copy Share Image
Certainly no university president, at least to my knowledge, has ever stood up and said 'this land is unceded, meaning it's not… — Neil Macdonald Knowledge 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 Country Copy Share Image
Governments, many of them European, are actually offering - and investors are buying - bonds that are worth less at the end… — Neil Macdonald Buying Copy Share Image
Fortunately for Canada it is part of the so-called Five Eyes network, along with the U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand. These… — Neil Macdonald Communication 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 Freak Copy Share Image
I once found myself in Paris, Texas, possibly the most curious juxtaposition of place names in America. — Neil Macdonald America 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 Civil liberties Copy Share Image
In the U.S. - yes, sorry, the U.S. - surgeons and doctors usually give you their cell phone numbers, and tell you… — Neil Macdonald Cell phone Copy Share Image
