by Aseem Gupta | Apr 12, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
At the beginning of 2025, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be approaching an almost inevitable victory. After nearly a decade under Justin Trudeau, Canadians were frustrated by unaffordable housing, strained public services, weak productivity and a prolonged decline in...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 29, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
In April 2025, Donald Trump attempted one of the most dramatic transformations of American trade policy in generations. His administration declared the country’s persistent trade deficit a national emergency and announced a baseline tariff on nearly all imports, with...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 15, 2025 | Political Theory, Governance & Ideology
In October 1995, Canada came within a few decimal points of breaking apart. Quebec held a referendum on sovereignty after years of constitutional failure, nationalist frustration, and arguments over whether the province truly belonged inside Canada. Turnout was...
by Aseem Gupta | Mar 1, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
In November 2024, Germany’s three-party coalition collapsed after months of conflict over spending, taxation and how to revive an economy that had barely grown for years. A few months later, the Alternative für Deutschland finished second in Germany’s February 2025...
by Aseem Gupta | Jan 11, 2025 | Economics, Markets & Money
On December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson was shot and killed outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The killing was indefensible. Yet the public conversation that followed quickly moved beyond the crime itself. Investigators found words...
