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The Messy, Brutal, Unthinkable Collapse of USAID

The Messy, Brutal, Unthinkable Collapse of USAID

O n a bitter Sunday morning in Kherson, Ukraine, the firewood deliveries stopped. The city, already plunged into darkness by recent Russian...

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Maya Elhawary

Mark Carney’s Secret Weapon? Being Reasonable

Mark Carney’s Secret Weapon? Being Reasonable

I spend too much time on the internet, especially on social media. It’s a compulsion, but I like to think of it as a professional necessity. All...

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David Moscrop

Journalism’s Reinvention Is Happening—Just Not Where You Think

Journalism’s Reinvention Is Happening—Just Not Where You Think

M y first media job was at CBC Radio in Toronto, at the show Morningside with Peter Gzowski. The job was booking interview guests, cold-calling...

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Tom Jokinen

I Lived under the Shadow of My Dad’s Cancer. Then the Same Cancer Came for Me

I Lived under the Shadow of My Dad’s Cancer. Then the Same Cancer Came for Me

M y husband, Dave, and I were on a family road trip, heading home after visiting relatives in Nova Scotia. We landed in a motel in New Brunswick....

29.03.2025 3

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Claire Cameron

Weekly Quiz: DEI, Casualty Counting, and the Withering of the Green Party

Weekly Quiz: DEI, Casualty Counting, and the Withering of the Green Party

How closely have you been reading our online stories this week? Take The Walrus Weekly Quiz to find out—released every Saturday. The post Weekly...

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Makda Mulatu

Part 7: Why Do We Travel? To Drink in the Beauty

Part 7: Why Do We Travel? To Drink in the Beauty

Why do we travel? For too long, we took this question for granted. Travel can make our large world small, and we forgot what a gift this is until...

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Drew Hayden Taylor

How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis

How I Went Undercover to Expose America’s Nazis

Published 6:30, MARCH 28, 2025 R ome, Georgia July–August 2019 My path to becoming an undercover Nazi began online. I was in Phoenix, Arizona,...

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Scott Payne

Is Canada Treating Trump’s Annexation Threat Seriously Enough?

Is Canada Treating Trump’s Annexation Threat Seriously Enough?

A bout a month ago, I was at a crowded family gathering, where people talked over one another while tucking into plates of lasagna. When the person...

28.03.2025 2

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Melissa J. Gismondi

The Walrus Talks at Home: Tariffs

The Walrus Talks at Home: Tariffs

  The “America First” approach of the new Trump administration has already dramatically altered U.S. trade policy. Despite our status as a long-...

27.03.2025 2

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The Withering of the Green Party

The Withering of the Green Party

O n February 18, the Green Party of Canada unveiled its first new logo in twenty-five years: a solid green circle. It symbolized both a healthy...

27.03.2025 1

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Arno Kopecky

Poilievre’s Refusal to Get Security Clearance Raises Questions about His Readiness to Govern

Poilievre’s Refusal to Get Security Clearance Raises Questions about His Readiness to Govern

P ierre Poilievre’s defiant stand against securing his top-level security clearance has emerged as one of the more baffling moments of this early...

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Carmine Starnino