One thing that's been pretty definitively established over the past quarter century of Middle Eastern history is that, once you kill the bad guys, everything works itself out.

I guess it's too much to ask for wars to have a purpose anymore.

This @wsj.com story about Americans leaving is bonkers. www.wsj.com/us-news/amer...

That curling game was epic. Didn't think I would ever write those words, but here we are.

This is the point we made in Gloves Off: If you are making a deal with the United States now, what are you making a deal with?

I interviewed Jay Baruchel for @CANADALAND and it's up today. We could have talked about all the famous movies he's been in. Instead we talked about post-WWI Canadian film distribution policy, which is actually fascinating. We both confess to Monarchism, too. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1314...

Excellent podcast—well worth a watch—with Dr. Janice Stein, @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social and @stephenmarche.bsky.social. Thoughtful, substantive conversation that cuts through the noise.

Important conversation on Steve Paikin's show between me and Janice Stein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsms...

Even the Italians think we're cool now. I loved talking to La Repubblica about Canada's cultural moment. d.repubblica.it/culture/2026...

“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”

These drone shots make it abundantly clear that downhill skiing is an utterly insane human activity.

From writer @stephenmarche.bsky.social, proud Canadian, on what the current despot rule of the US has meant for Canada and the world. (Also note his nomenclature for the US.) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”

Love this piece from @stephenmarche.bsky.social

Stephen Marche:

For @nytimes I wrote about the globalization of Canadian rage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...

This passage from Thomas More was, when I was doing my PhD, hotly debated: Did Shakespeare write it or not? There was all kinds of statistical evidence, computer programs, etc. one way and the other. But when you hear Ian McKellen read it, there is exactly zero doubt.

Autor Stephen Marche über Trumps Irrsinn: „Im Kern des amerikanischen Systems herrscht Fäulnis“ taz.de/Autor-Stephe...

"There's no topping Premier Kinew" is the funniest line ever uttered by a Canadian Prime Minister.

About Fort Sumter, Jefferson Davis said "it is either the beginning of a fearful war, or the end of a political contest."

Now on andrewyang.com/podcast I catch up with the author of “the Next Civil War” and my collaborator on “The Last Election” @stephenmarche.bsky.social on what is happening in the US, the perspective from north of the border and more.

For places trying to reckon with the new US there are two countries to listen to. Canada, because we see what's happening there with the most clarity. And Finland, because they know what to do about it.

Yall I should not have read The next Civil War by Stephen Marche, because I believe we are living one of his predicted vignettes. Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.

One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position. F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.

I've got a piece in the @globeandmail about America and the logic of the predator, expanding and making more concrete my thoughts about @MarkJCarney at Davos. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/663dcd3...

Hard question: Which @TheOnion article predicted the future most accurately? My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016." theonion.com/after-obama-...

Good day to be Canadian.

The line I can't forget from Trump's press conference today was "immigrants work in luncheonettes." I'm not sure I know what a luncheonette even is. What drug caused that particular synapsis to fire at that moment?

This is an excellent podcast

While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off

While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off

If this man represents your country, you surely most know that you are in trouble. He looks like he's shitting himself while he's talking.

2026 has only had twenty days so far. We're not through 1/15th of it.

Given what's happening at Davos right now, this interview is way more timely than I had hoped.

For @CANADALAND, I interviewed Bob Rae. Hugely informed about the collapsing world order and recently retired, he talks with perfect and terrifying frankness about where we're at. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1298...

I keep reading about how "Canada knew" about the American breakdown before everybody else. I just want to say I had a book out called "The Next Civil War" and absolutely everybody I spoke to about it began every conversation with "Aren't you being alarmist?" Nobody wanted to see it. So nobody did.

This is the textbook description of how you create anti-government partisan fighters.

Trump ‘policy’ has turned the U.S. into America the Random. Here’s why that’s more dangerous than ever #Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social

Had fun guest-hosting @canadaland.com and interviewing the brilliant @matinastevis.bsky.social about the sheer force of the New York Times in Canada. www.canadaland.com/podcast/1292...

For no particular reason, I'm reposting this Atlantic piece about why America would not survive an attempt to conquer Canada. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Nice to see Gloves Off on the best of Amazon podcast list and on a massive billboard at Dundas Square! If anyone else sees it, please send a pic.

I wrote about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau and I liked it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

The United States has entered a very dangerous phase. Here’s how Canada must act #Opinion from @stephenmarche.bsky.social

Tse Chi Lop, the greatest drug lord the world has ever known, has been sentenced to 16 yrs in jail. I profiled him in Toronto Life in 2021. The Jeff Bezos of methamphetamine. At one point, his personal annual profits were higher than Citibank. Why is this not a film? torontolife.com/city/this-ma...

Some stories come out at the wrong time. In 2021, I published a body horror piece about a Bank of England Governor who resembles, in some ways, the current PM. 17.1 % AI-generated, it was the first AI-generated piece of fiction ever published in print. lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

🇨🇦 Canada looks to 🇫🇮 Finland as defense model amid 🇺🇸 Trump uncertainty "Finland, you've been living next to this monstrosity your entire existence. That's why we're trying to learn from you," says author Stephen Marche Canada spends 1.5% GDP on defense vs Finland's higher rate yle.fi/a/74-20194770

"Gloves Off" made Apple's Best of 2025 list.

I've always loved the Australian term "budgie-smuggler" for tight men's underwear. Now it's literally come true. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

The Nuzzi excerpt. I will just give my impression as a writer: It is brilliant (pointless denying this) exactly because, to understand America now, you have to get inside souls who have demolished their integrity, who have made deals with the devil for baubles, who know they richly deserve contempt