Canada
Why Oil-Rich Alberta May Secede From Canada
Economic grievances and political alienation are fueling a separatist movement in the Canadian province just north of Montana.
Canada's New 'Sovereign Wealth Fund' Is Actually a Debt-Fueled Spending Scheme
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is marketing his new Canada Strong Fund as a "sovereign wealth fund," but it is one of many ways the government can waste taxpayer money.
Trump Is Getting His Way in Latin America. But Bully Tactics Have a Cost—and the Bill Is Coming Due.
A brash bid to reassert U.S. dominance is delivering short-term wins. But a region tired of being pushed around may not stay compliant for long.
Canadian Cops Questioned Dad About Human Trafficking After He Took His Daughter to a Coffee Shop
Plus: AI for mass surveillance, Alaskan lawsuit to decriminalize prostitution, "enhanced" British regulation of streaming services, and more…
5 Reasons To Doubt Trump's Boast About Bringing Down Fentanyl Smuggling
A drop in seizures doesn't necessarily mean a decline in the supply.
Canada's Government-Dominated Health Care Chokes Access to New Drugs
Price controls and regulatory burdens make the market unattractive for pharmaceutical companies.
DHS Wants To Unmask Online Critics
Plus: The FCC targets Disney and Comcast, new Epstein associates revealed, and Trump’s tariffs cause growing rifts with U.S. allies.
The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
Plus: Tariffs, tariffs, and even more news about tariffs! And George W. Bush has some interesting thoughts about George Washington.
The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada
But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday's vote may be a purely symbolic victory for free traders.
Trump's Tariff War Is Crushing American Alcohol Makers
A Canadian boycott and retaliatory trade barriers have wiped out U.S. wine and spirits sales abroad, costing American producers jobs, revenue, and entire export markets.
The West's Already-Messy Divorce
Mark Carney's speech, and Donald Trump's blunderbussing, foreshadow future ruptures.
Trump Thinks a $100,000 Visa Fee Would Make Companies Hire More Americans. It Could Do the Opposite.
Countries like Canada and Germany are lining up to welcome companies and workers priced out by the H1-B price hike.
Mamdani Understands Something About Trump That European Leaders Don't
Trump respects outreach from opponents more than submissive flattery from friends.
Katie Engelhart on Medically Assisted Dying in the U.S. vs. Canada
"When you open up the option of assisted dying to people who are not dying, things get complicated," says the author of The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die.
In Tariff Case, Trump's Attorneys Can't Decide if Foreign Investment Is Good or Bad for America
The administration's legal brief reveals a critical contradiction in Trump's trade policies.
Javier Milei's Libertarian Policies Win Shock Election
Plus: Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, more unauthorized military strikes in Venezuela, and what a Mamdani victory in NYC could mean for the country.
'Fraudulent' Use of Reagan
Plus: Argentine election results, whether Zohran's running mostly on economic issues, and more...
Canada's Antagonism
Plus: Betting scandal in the NBA, inside the most worrisome porn subculture, and more...
Canada Should Offer to Drop Its Terrible Agricultural Restrictions in Return for U.S. Tariff Reductions
There’s an opportunity to abandon bad policies that raise consumer costs and move toward free trade.
Forget MAGA, Trump Is Making America Canada
Turning the National Guard into a nationwide police force betrays the Founders’ vision and erodes the freedoms that make the U.S. exceptional.
Nova Scotia Bans Everyone From Hiking in the Woods Until October
The province says this will prevent forest fires. Those who violate the ban will face a $25,000 fine.
Hiking Tariffs on Canada, Trump Demands 'Adequate Steps' To Achieve an Impossible Drug War Goal
Canada accounts for a tiny percentage of fentanyl smuggling, which cannot be stopped by trying harder.
Montreal Fines Church $2,500 for Hosting a Controversial American Singer
Christian artist Sean Feucht has been forced to find new venues for all six of his most recent shows in Canada.
Canada Seeks To Jail Freedom Convoy Organizers for 8 Years
Too many government officials see dissent as the worst crime imaginable.
Why Does the Government Run Air Traffic Control?
Air traffic control is simply too important to leave up to the politicians.
How Trump's Proposed 35 Percent Tariff on Canada Could Harm Domestic Manufacturing
Increasing the cost of inputs and imported energy would make American exports less competitive.
Why Are Immigrants From Tropical Countries Coming to This Arctic Outpost?
"Why not here?" says the owner of a Lebanese restaurant in Canada's semiautonomous Nunavut Territory.
Why the NFLPA Kept Damning Collusion Evidence From Its Own Players
Plus: NHL labor news, wrestling regulations, and F1: The Movie.
Quebec's Dairy Farmers Are Blocking Free Trade in Canada
An outdated supply management system—designed to protect Quebec’s small dairy farms—is undermining Canada's global trade ambitions and hurting its own consumers.
Trade War Means Higher Prices, Fewer Customers for This Vermont Distillery: 'It's Just Chaos'
Scenes from a trade war.
3 Myths About Tariffs
"If this is the end of my American dream," says one small business owner, "I'm going to go down swinging."
What if the President Tries to Annex Greenland and Canada?
Trump's new imperialism makes neither economic nor geopolitical sense.
Trump's Tattoo Fantasy Raises the Question: If He Were Senile, How Would We Know?
The president's bizarre insistence that Kilmar Abrego Garcia "had MS-13 tattooed" on "his knuckles" makes him seem like a confused old man.
Blackfeet Nation Indians File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Canada Tariffs
They argue the tariffs violate the constitutional separation of powers and their tribal treaty rights.
How Trump's New Tariffs Will Make Farming (and Food) More Expensive
Trump's first trade war cost farmers $27 billion. Losses this time around could be higher.
America Is Losing Trump's Trade War to Itself
If tariffs are so great, why has Trump shown a willingness to back down from his threats if other countries agree to certain conditions?
