Shannon Gormley: When Canada and other Western nations slapped sanctions on a small number of Chinese officials, they weren’t violating China’s sovereignty—they were asserting their own
Shannon Gormley: Both men may exalt imperialism and racism as examples of the only moral virtue they recognize—domination—but the most important thing for both is that their political ventures pay
Shannon Gormley: The GOP faced a test and it failed. Now will the destruction of one major party corrupt the one that remains?
Shannon Gormley: Our complex scoring system points to one perfect place
Shannon Gormley: There are many things that are great about outer space but I think we can all agree that its most attractive feature is that it is not directly adjacent to the United States
Here is a comprehensive rundown of what the most unpresidential president in history has said and done during his time in office
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Shannon Gormley: It is precisely because of the CCP’s status—a thug in the guise of a recognized authority of a recognized state—that its ransom-for-hostages demand is not merely evil but intolerable, and its price not merely high but impossible
Shannon Gormley: Putin has perhaps never been more insecure than he is at this moment. Naturally, he has just made a grab for lifelong power.
Shannon Gormley: Countries such as Canada have waited for Beijing to come around, but the territories closest to the mainland, and thus in gravest danger from its overreaches, have run out of time
Shannon Gormley: In their view, liberty is the freedom to threaten others. They want to do what they want to do, and they want to do it whenever they want to do it, however they want to do it.
Shannon Gormley: We hoped for the best and did not prepare for the worst. We have new hopes now. We hope to be saved—but what will we sacrifice to get there?