Posts in Government
What's the hurry?

In my latest Loonie Politics column I ask everyone to keep calm and rely on evidence rather than partisan passion in determining whether there were any significant ballot box shenanigans in the United States. It is as absurd to call fraud impossible a priori if you won as to call it necessary a priori if you lost, and the winners have at least as big a stake as the losers in making sure the vote was clean.

Robson on National Post Radio with Anthony Furey on Remembrance Day - Nov. 11, 2020

My final appearance on the show so thanks to all who listened, to Anthony for being a great host, and to all those behind the scenes who made it happen.

Robson on National Post Radio with Anthony Furey on Remembrance Day - Nov. 11, 2020
John Robson
Some good news in the American political race

In my latest Mercatornet column I find good news amid the snarling and sneering about the 2020 Presidential race: Trump’s increased vote among blacks and other minorities shows that the bitterly divisive horror story about America’s hopeless “systemic” racism is not true and is increasingly not believed even by the supposed victims.

Facing the facts about the American election

In my latest National Post column I say the U.S. has entered a new political era in which it would promote healing if one side could admit there are very good reasons for people to support Donald Trump, for instance their distaste for identity politics, and the other side could admit Trump is an awful person and a nasty President.