Palestinian supporters gather for a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo.

Cancel culture is a two-way street

In their new book, Lukianoff and Schlott trace the rise of cancel culture from 2014, when canceling appeared uncontrolled in academia, the media, and the sciences. But something has changed since October 7, and the backlash has already started for those in higher education who are explicitly supporting Hamas.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Edmonton on Oct. 25, 2023. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.

The carbon tax is dead

Whatever you think of the carbon tax as a policy, it’s days may be numbered. The same government that introduced it delivered the potentially fatal blow.