Scott Gilmore

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Scott Gilmore is a former diplomat and social entrepreneur who works in (and writes about) the United States, Africa and Asia. His disclosures are many and can be found here: http://linkd.in/1DDzoKv.

Mad Max might just pull this thing off

Scott Gilmore: The leader of Canada’s newest political party is well placed to at least outperform the Greens. And he might do even better than that.

August 23rd, 2018

Cohen pleads guilty; Manafort convicted. And Trump goes on.

Scott Gilmore: Either of these events would have destroyed a presidency. But when it comes to America’s president, there is no tipping point.

August 21st, 2018

It’s not what the Church has done, it’s that we don’t really care anymore

Scott Gilmore: The latest scandal unmasks far more than the institutional rot of the Catholic church—it reveals a profound shift in society and human history

August 21st, 2018

Small town Canada is dying. This is sad. But it’s not tragic.

Scott Gilmore: The truth is that Canadians live healthier, happier and longer lives in cities

August 20th, 2018

Don’t take Maxime Bernier’s bait

Scott Gilmore: In the long list of problems facing Canada, multiculturalism doesn’t even make the top hundred. Let’s give Bernier’s rant a pass.

August 13th, 2018

Is it time to abolish provinces?

Scott Gilmore: This middle tier of government makes no sense in an increasingly urban Canada, and its distorting effect on our politics will only get worse

August 13th, 2018

Is everything getting better or worse? Yes.

Scott Gilmore: Your news feed may be an ‘unrelenting fire hose of doom.’ But the bigger picture might not be so desperate.

July 30th, 2018

Donald Trump’s last best friend: Vladimir Putin

Scott Gilmore: The ranks of his official friends are thinning. Increasingly its Putin giving Trump what he really craves: validation and assurance.

July 20th, 2018

There is no precedent—a president sides with America’s enemies

Scott Gilmore: After Helsinki, America is in unchartered waters, facing the possibility that its president is no longer defending America

July 16th, 2018

Time for a moratorium on summits: The Trump Pause?

Scott Gilmore: The U.S. president is the badly behaved guest at the international table. As long as he’s around, nothing will get done.

July 12th, 2018

Trump trashing NATO isn’t important—what the alliance does next is

Scott Gilmore: Washington has dropped the ball, but Canada and the EU is capable of picking it up and making this summit a milestone in history

July 10th, 2018

Will we really sacrifice the Canadian economy at the altar of the dairy industry?

Scott Gilmore: What was last week an issue of trade is now a question of patriotism in the face of Trump. But it won’t change the economic math.

June 12th, 2018

The case for invading America

Scott Gilmore: The days of accepting American light beer and draft dodgers with nary a complaint are done. Canada, it’s time to fight.

June 11th, 2018

How Canadians can boycott Donald Trump

Scott Gilmore: Here’s a list of companies owned by Trump and his family, as well as companies that sell Trump goods. Let’s hit him where it hurts, shall we?

June 10th, 2018

The G7 question: How do we America-proof the West?

Scott Gilmore: America has gone from bulwark of the western alliance to a threat. It’s time for a strategy to contain the U.S. and defend ourselves.

June 8th, 2018

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