Category: Opinion

Glenn Diesen’s headline says Ivana Nikolić Hughes argues that AI meeting nuclear weapons is creating a new nuclear arms race.

A recording from Timothy Snyder’s live video with Rep. Jake Auchincloss

Roger Köppel is a Swiss journalist, publisher, media entrepreneur, and former politician.

Markham Hislop says AI could help buildings manage energy demand by predicting cooling needs and adjusting systems before peak use. He also notes research into running AI locally in buildings, though the energy savings are still a hypothesis.

Markham Hislop reports on research at Concordia University into a smart home that manages electricity generation, storage and use with solar panels, batteries, an EV and heating controls. The project aims to reduce conversion losses and better use solar power, but measured household savings have not been shown.

The Bulwark says leaked Kimberly Guilfoyle texts reveal what it calls brazen corruption. The source text provided is a recording from The Bulwark’s live video.

Energi Media says journalist Jeremy Appel argues Danielle Smith’s anti-elite politics serve corporate Alberta, especially the oil and gas industry, in his new book, *Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith*.

Florida’s Democratic nominee for the Senate says average Americans right now are living in the dreams of oligarchs and the super-rich, and it’s time for regular people to live their own dreams.

The Bulwark says MAGA’s racism is blowing up its own coalition.

Reporter Michael Weiss and former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos break down a staggering spy scandal involving the former head of German intelligence, an alleged Iranian plot targeting U.S.

Destroying trust in the government is one of Trump’s key sources of power, but Michael reports from the front lines of the deep state that there still are good employees serving the public interest.

bobrae48 presents “A conversation with Rosie Abella.”

rachelgilmore says a National Post op-ed about NDP Leader Avi Lewis read like an incitement to violence and prompted condemnation, while mainstream Canadian media coverage was sparse.

Glenndiesen says Seyed M. Marandi said that if Saudi Arabia collapses, the entire region will transform.

Snyder says his final Kharkiv meditation is on basic political wisdom and is most directly relevant to the US midterms. He says it draws on historical examples, political science consensus and experience of recent elections.

Tim Miller takes on Vivek Ramaswamy’s attempt to show off his strength at a campaign event, then turns to Jon Ossoff’s message to young voters about why they can’t afford to give in to despair and the case for turning frustration and rage into political action.

Bob Rae writes in the Toronto Star that layoffs and a closure announced in Hamilton this week were directly caused by President Donald Trump’s personal decisions, and says Prime Minister Carney is right to push stronger interprovincial trade and national projects.

Jiang Xueqin is the host of the popular educational channel Predictive History: https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory