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US v them: Trump’s tariffs and his economic vision of dominance

By Jérôme Viala-Gaudefroy, Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po

Confrontation with the rest of the world, enemies and allies alike, is at the heart of Donald Trump’s politics. His tariffs must be understood in this way. (Full Story)

AI is making elections weird: Lessons from a simulated war-game exercise

By Robert Marinov, PhD Candidate in Communication, Concordia University
Colleen McCool, PhD Candidate, Arts & Science, Concordia University
Fenwick McKelvey, Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
Roxanne Bisson, Étudiante à la maîtrise en études des médias, Concordia University

Red-teaming is a simulation technique that is used by cybersecurity experts to anticipate and remedy flaws and weaknesses in digital systems. (Full Story)

Why tax literacy should be a national priority in Canada

By Esteban Vallejo Toledo, PhD Student in Law and Society, University of Victoria

The last time Canada’s political parties campaigned during a tax season was more than a decade ago. This year, taxes are a hot topic, and for good reason. Shortly after the federal election was called, the political parties began rolling out promises of tax cuts to win over voters.

At the same time, although (Full Story)

Canadians need to use the language of freedom in fighting American annexation

By Eric Van Rythoven, Instructor in Political Science, Carleton University

Canadian diplomatic efforts amid Canada-U.S. tensions should aim at convincing American citizens that the idea of annexing Canada is a betrayal of U.S. values (Full Story)

As Canada is threatened, it’s urgent to revisit Indigenous sovereignty and nationhood

By Frank Deer, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba

Indigenous nationhood has not just been a part of Indigenous ways of life for centuries, but is now closely tied to established and developing legal and constitutional principles in Canada. (Full Story)

From popping painkillers to shortage of sleep, seven common habits that could be harming your kidneys

By Dipa Kamdar, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Kingston University

Kidney damage, then, can affect almost part of your body – but there are simple lifestyle changes you can make today to avoid harming your kidneys tomorrow. (Full Story)

The Great Gatsby at 100: this great American novel is a universal meditation on time and change

By William Blazek, Professor Emeritus of American Literature and Modern Culture, Liverpool Hope University

The fractured sense of time that F. Scott Fitzgerald creates challenges literary convention. It also reflects a world in flux after the first world war. (Full Story)

China plans to build the world’s largest dam – but what of India and Bangladesh downstream?

By Mehebub Sahana, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, Geography, University of Manchester

The Yarlung Tansgpo / Brahmaputra dam shows we often don’t know how to deal with rivers that cross national borders. (Full Story)

The ‘morning shed’: a brief history of the sometimes dangerous lengths women have gone to to look beautiful

By Louise N Hanson, PhD in Social and Developmental psychology, Durham University

In TikTok’s latest viral beauty trend “the morning shed,” beauty influencers “shed” hair and skin products that have been worn overnight. These include hair styling items, skin masks and creams, and physical products such as chin straps and mouth tape, which are intended to help with breathing through the night and keep away the drooping of the jaw that happens with age.

While this trend has come under fire for alleged unsustainability… (Full Story)

Far-right activist Laura Loomer cements her influence after White House firings

By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University

The US president, Donald Trump, met with far-right activist Laura Loomer in the Oval Office last week. Loomer is a figure so extreme that she is shunned by many, even in Trump’s “make America great again” (Maga) movement.

Hours after their meeting, Trump fired a string of national security officials, including General Timothy D. Haugh, the head of the National… (Full Story)

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