The good old days are gone–and were never really there

Those who bemoan the loss of a truly 'united states' and wish to make America great again need to know that the reality was far different than the historical myths some would have us believe.

The U.S. is deeply divided and President Donald Trump took every opportunity to pour gasoline on these glowing embers of longstanding divisiveness with his claims about the counting of mail-in ballots being some sort of anomaly, writes Scott Taylor. Flickr photograph courtesy of James McNellis

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

November 11, 2020

OTTAWA—In the months leading up to the U.S. presidential election, the campaign itself, and the post-election day chaos, the one point upon which media pundits could agree was the fact that the “United States” of America are, in fact, deeply divided. President Donald Trump took every opportun...

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