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In a world that seems to be divided between neoliberal orthodoxy and identitarian dogmas, it is possible to miss the waning presence of traditional social democracy. Born of the radical Left in Marx’s own time, social democrats worked, sometimes with remarkable success, to improve the living standards of working people by accommodating the virtues of capitalism. Today, that kind of social democracy learned at home from my immigrant grandparents and from the late Michael Harrington, one time head of the American Socialist Party is all but dead. This tradition was, in retrospect, perhaps too optimistic about the efficacy of government. Nevertheless, it sincerely sought to improve popular conditions and respected the wisdom of ordinary people.
The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment, in an article titled
Julian Zelizer, a historian at Princeton University and CNN Political analyst, regularly organizes assessments of presidencies (George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and now Trump). Each volume brings together leading political historians to address different aspects of a recent presidency. The goal of this project is to be first-movers in shaping a serious and ongoing conversation about the historical significance of the Trump presidency, Smith noted.
Before convening for a Zoom discussion, the
NYT article explains, each historian submitted chapters on topics including immigration, foreign policy, race, party politics, media, disinformation and impeachment.
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Joseph Wong appointed U of T’s vice-president, international (Photo by Johnny Guatto)
Joseph Wong, a leading political scientist and scholar of global affairs who has played a key role in advancing the University of Toronto’s internationalization strategy, has been appointed vice-president, international for a five-year term.
The appointment, which takes effect April 7, 2021 through June 30, 2026, was approved by the university’s Governing Council Tuesday and follows a comprehensive international search.
“Professor Wong took on the role in an interim capacity at an extremely challenging time for international students, researchers and partnerships,” said U of T President
Meric Gertler, who chaired the search committee. “Over the past nine months, he has done a phenomenal job of supporting international students here and around the world, fostering a global outlook in the U of T community and enhancing the university’s reputation both at home and abroad.
While reading Keen and Slemrod’s chronicle of the Hone Toia – the leader of Māori of Hokianga – you can almost hear the crowds howling in resistance to a colonial tax on dogs, as their leader, Hones Toai, presciently predicted that “[i]f dogs were to be taxed, men would be next”. But it is not only the skilful telling of this and many other tax stories by two of the most experienced public finance economists of their time that sustains the interest of this book for more than 500 pages; it takes more than the entertainment of countless historical tax tales to produce a book on tax that actually pleases the reader.