Rebel Media’s Freedom Rally Was Bonkers

Rebel Media‘s “Freedom Rally” at Canada Christian College in Toronto on February 15 was as chilling as you can imagine. Some of the hundreds in attendance did not hold back their support for the conservative speakers. Even more troubling, at least one even gave what appeared to be an enthusiastic Nazi salute. The speaker list included Conservative leadership…

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Trump Tried and Failed to Pull His Strange Trademark Handshake on Justin Trudeau

Esteemed president Donald J. Trump met for the first time with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday. At the meeting, Trump, video shows, tried to pull his trademark unsettling handshake on Trudeau, but ultimately failed in the “endeavour.” Here’s hoping their negotiations go better. Trump has deployed his strange handshake—which involves him yanking the…

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Suspect in Quebec Mosque Attack Quickly Depicted as a Moroccan Muslim. He’s a White Nationalist.

A mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque last night left six people dead and eight wounded. The targeted mosque, the Cultural Islamic Center of Quebec, was the same one at which a severed pig’s head was left during Ramadan last June. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the episode a “terrorist attack on Muslims.” Almost…

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Xenophobia and Canada, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

Are Americans racist and xenophobic?  As usual, two package deals angrily competing for our attention.  The first says: Americans are obviously racist and xenophobic.  The second says: No, you’re just being paranoid. Neither package deal sees America clearly.  For racism, Avenue Q has it right: while (almost) everyone’s a little bit racist, the key word…

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