The demise of the American republic

Why should Canadians pay attention to what’s happening in the Divided States of America? There's a lot of resources here that some Americans would like to get their hands on, and we share the world's longest, unguarded border. Just saying.

For the first time in history, Donald Trump is not only increasing his lead in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination based on multiple criminal indictments, but he's also successfully fundraising from them.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

August 7, 2023

HALIFAX—For a couple of years now, I have been trying to get Canadians to pay attention to the biggest political story on the planet. I am beginning to feel a little like Cassandra with a sore throat.

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