When a trade dispute reaches the point where national sovereignty is subject to social media mockery, it ceases to be an economic negotiation and becomes, quite simply, theatre.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
You learn early in life that nothing is ever free. You can’t just walk into the co-op and ask for a bushel of corn without paying for it—and if you don't have the cash, you don't get the grain.
By Ruth Behrens ·
By Sophie Naimi ·
The moment you realize that a powerful man can sign an executive order to change the name of a shared lake—to rename Lake Ontario, for God's sake, to ‘Lake America’—you understand…
By Aoife Gallagher ·
The language used by Donald Trump and his allies is designed to sound grand, like some kind of economic shield protecting the American worker.
By Josie Calloway ·
The moment Mark Carney, Canada’s Prime Minister, accepts an invitation to address the European Parliament—and attend President von der Leyen’s State of the Union speech—it is not…
By Aoife Gallagher ·
The sheer absurdity of it is breathtaking.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
The rhetoric emanating from the borderlands—the talk of "tariffs" and "America First"—is not merely a dispute over steel or dairy; it is an exhibition of profound economic myopia.
By Sophie Naimi ·
The current drama unfolding between Washington and Ottawa—the imposition of 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods by the US, as reported by Euronews—is not a…
By Dana Whitfield ·
This isn't about tariffs; it’s about infrastructure—the kind that keeps goods moving, keeping people employed, and allowing communities to function.
By Josie Calloway ·
The air around North American trade talks has always smelled faintly of stale bureaucracy and high-stakes ambition—a scent I’ve breathed in Brussels and Bologna.
By Elena Rossi ·
President Donald Trump unilaterally announced 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods, citing unfair discrimination against American autos, alcohol, and dairy products.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
The United States has imposed steep new tariffs across a wide range of Canadian imports, immediately escalating trade friction between Washington and Ottawa.
By Dana Whitfield ·