Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

I wrote this piece for opencanada.org, part of the Canadian International Council, on how Trump and Benjamin Franklin mastered using perceived victimhood to wrest concessions from negotiating partners.

So this is what's above the fold in today's NYT, while the protests get two photos below the fold and a piece on A23. I know I shouldn't be surprised at this point, but damn.

Any American medium that fails to cover the largest protests in American history is failing in the basic mission of informing the public about the facts.

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell

A fascinating read about the non-AI challenges of facing universities. Key takeaway is that handing out more As does not make students less stressed or more focused on their studies. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Troubling findings for cancer patients. news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-cente...

A moving story with thoughtful recommendations that deserve attention to help Canadians manage grief.

A sobering read for journalists and publishers. How the rise of generative AI may spell doom for the Fourth Estate: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

“Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a country is weakened. Freedom of the press is an inalienable common good. Those who conscientiously exercise this vocation cannot see their voices silenced by petty interests or fear of the truth.”

Respect to @laurapayton.bsky.social for retelling and trusting her difficult story to @kkirkup.bsky.social and helping people understand the value of these new guidelines.

A sobering and powerful piece about how easily doctors can dismiss the concerns of patients. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Congratulations to La Presse, the winner of the 2024 Michener Award in Public Service Journalism as well as all the impressive finalists for their reporting projects that made a difference www.michenerawards.ca/media-releas...

Looking forward to celebrating all these nominees and great public service journalism at ceremony tonight. www.michenerawards.ca/media-releas...

A helpful piece on the realities of screening and diagnosing cancer in the wake of speculation about Joe Biden’s recent diagnosis.

Confused about how many stages of cancer there are? Only four —with stage four the most serious—despite what Donald Trump and others are saying today about Joe Biden having Stage 9 cancer. So someone came up with this handy guide to all those higher non-existent stages. bsky.app/profile/stev...

I am so thrilled that this program I helped start five years ago continues and yet another graduate of the Carleton journalism program will spend the summer working at CBC North. carleton.ca/sjc/2025/car...

The finalists for the prestigious 2024 Michener award for public service journalism have just been released. Congratulations to all the journalists and news organizations on the shortlist. www.michenerawards.ca/media-releas...

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago: —Pioneering cancer researcher; —*Arrested* at airport in Boston; —Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana; —"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research. Read it. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Canadian academics warned to halt non-essential travel to the U.S. amid Trump's crackdown, border tensions www.thestar.com/news/canada/... via @thestar.com

Another excellent column from @sproudfoot.bsky.social, on Poilievre's continued difficulties in adapting to the moment.

Doctor says political mayhem in the U.S. pushed her to come home to New Brunswick www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @cbcnews.ca 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

I'm seeing grown-ass adults marvel at how high stocks jumped today - they must think their mom actually vanished when she played "peek-a-boo."

Thinking about this quote, from JPMorgan's Michael Cembalist, today: www.jpmorgan.com/insights/out...

New from me on Donald's Trump's tariff game show live from the Rose Garden. It's like Oprah's favourite things giveaways, but infinitely stupider and more destructive. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

There was nothing that was in any way good faith about the pushback, and CTV rolled over. That's how I see this.

Hey look, if you’re vitriolic enough you can get one of the largest news organizations in the country to alter its editorial decisions.

Not that it makes any difference to the GOP or "the base" at this point, but: For reasons of self-respect and later "what did you do during The Troubles, mommy and daddy?" questions, news organizations should not come even this close to legitimizing anti-American BS. www.npr.org/2025/03/31/n...

currently, there’s no country in europe where more than half of the population has a positive attitude towards the united states -yougov/bloomberg

“I wanted to do what’s best for Canada” -- World-renowned Canadian heart surgeon, Dr. Marc Ruel, turns down prestigious job in U.S. over political tension, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com @heartinstitute.bsky.social

We are in the midst of what many consider the most promising pancreatic cancer cure research in decades. This is literally joining the War on Cancer on the side of cancer. It's happening in multiple departments. They're also attacking mRNA fax science which is the heart of the possible breakthrough.

Gently suggesting to America that maybe while the entire world is laughing at them, they have Fox News just run old movies or something.

A lesson most journalism educators probably never imagined having to teach.

Would a headline ever, EVER have called this a “mishap” if it had been done under Biden or Obama? No, absolutely not. And, for bonus, a Susan Collins-esque “learned a lesson” quote from the president, treating his national security advisor like a chastened 7-year-old.

It was the dumbass emojis, more than anything else, that made my brain melt and run out my ears.

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The future of cancer care and other tough-to-treat illnesses? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

“This action stains a great university, which could have recovered from a financial threat but may not recover from this capitulation (to Trump’s bullying).” If Columbia kneels to Trump, who next? Who stops it? @sulliview.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

American friends attended a Rally for Canada today in Vermont. It’s nice to see. Made me all warm and fuzzy. 🥰🇨🇦