If The United States Joined Canada
A reversal of the usual thought experiment: the U.S. dissolves into the Canadian federation—parliamentary governance, the Charter, and universal health care.
If Canada Joined The United States
What happens when the border disappears the other way? A look at identity, institutions, culture, and the politics of a continental merger.
Moving The United Nations To Toronto
As confidence in American stewardship of the liberal international order weakens, could Toronto emerge as a more fitting home for the United Nations?
A Pangaea Artery Bringing The World Together
A Bering Strait crossing as a planetary backbone: rail, freight, energy, fiber—and a literal link that stitches continents together.
What The Puck!
A hockey-flavored lens on national identity and culture—how a sport can become a civic language across borders and generations.
Back To The Future: Canada Should Revive Royal Commissions
Canada once used Royal Commissions to tackle problems too big for ordinary politics. It may be time to modernize that model—trade, resources, and AI demand deeper, more public inquiry.
How The U.S. Fleeces Canada Over Oil
An examination of how discounted Canadian crude exports may have transferred enormous economic value to the United States over decades, leaving Canada with less than full world value for one of its greatest resources.
Toward A Relational Economy For The AI Century
A proposal for rethinking economic architecture in an age of automation, AI, and shifting national priorities—through a more transparent and relational model.