Armas Weekend Reader
26-27 February 2022
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Obviously this week’s weekend reader, compiled across the past seven days, does not contain the biggest news of this morning: there is a land war underway in Europe, as Russia seeks the conquest of Ukraine. But there are stories here providing essential background to this epochal event, and I commend you to them —
1) “Last week, our Canadian neighbors mobilized their national security apparatus against working-class citizens protesting government overreach. The Biden administration is no doubt taking notes.”
2) “Events in Canada have captured our attention, and Americans need to understand why. Our interest in affairs in our northern neighbor is not just neighborly: what happened in Canada was in fact a template for the suppression of freedom right here in the United States.”
3) “Part of developing a genuine liberal nationalism requires examining and absorbing good ideas from around the political spectrum that can help America succeed and uphold values of freedom, tolerance, and opportunity for all. In that spirit, here are some of the best ideas and concepts promoted by conservatives that should be considered in policy making.”
4) “The parents say their daughters know it’s wrong that Thomas is swimming against them but that they will not risk getting smeared with the label transphobe … ‘Everyone’s just faking everything.’”
5) “It remains to be seen whether Canada will be a bellwether for the U.S. But anyone who cares about the future of America as a place where citizens are free to protest their government needs to understand what has just occurred and work to stop it from taking root here.”