I have written before that the far-right populist nationalism of the sort that fuelled the events of Jan. 6, 2021 in the United States and the so-called “freedom convoy” of February 2022 in Canada are not outlier events.
We live in a period in which the validity of constitutional norms and democratic consensus can no longer be presumed.
In the U.S., we’re watching a former and possible future president try to avoid criminal liability and win back his old office while ducking civil and regulatory liability at the same time.
