George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 begins, “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” Listen very closely: the political clocks are striking thirteen again.
Voters are making strange choices. Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are gridlocked, unable to solve or even address major social problems, some of which they are themselves creating. Donald J. Trump is the U.S. president, Boris Johnson is the U.K. prime minister, and Doug Ford is the Ontario premier. Hate crimes and gun violence occur almost daily. Against this background, federal elections are coming in both Canada and the U.S.
Theories on increased polarization abound — manufactured by quality journals, newspapers, and broadcasts on the left and...
Ron Hikel has worked with political parties in the United States, England, and Canada.
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