Absolutely. We will be tempted to believe that Trumpism is gone when Trump is. But it’s post-war America that has gone. Trump is just the expression of that sad reality.
Trump’s insane game is to upset people on purpose. I try not to fall for it. But I remember the pain of a former teacher of mine whose soldier son died in Afghanistan. Canada, and many other NATO states, fulfilled their NATO article 5 obligation—in blood.
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Are you, like me, fretting about the the erosion of the rule of law? Want a small dose of hope with your freak out? Take a listen to my conversation with international law experts @gibvanert.bsky.social and Miriam Cohen! #canlaw #ruleoflaw
US annexation of Canada is contrary to both international law and the Canadian constitution. Here is an article I co-wrote with Prof. Rob Currie KC and the Hon. Allan Rock KC on how—if things get truly dire—Canadian courts and lawyers can resist US annexation: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...
This piece must have set some sort of record for journalistic prescience.