David Moscrop
@davidmoscrop.com
Journalist & author of “Too Dumb for Democracy?”
Podcast host: the David Moscrop Show.
Substacker, radio & TV guest. PhD in political science from UBC, just in case.
Work in the Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Jacobin, TVO, the Guardian, etc.
Podcast host: the David Moscrop Show.
Substacker, radio & TV guest. PhD in political science from UBC, just in case.
Work in the Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Jacobin, TVO, the Guardian, etc.
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Moscrop's plan for Canada will ruin the country!
Only when we fully ban digital menus can we live in a Keynsian Utiopia with the full advantages of sticky prices!
That's why I'm starting a rival party with one platform offering: to stop Moscrop from ruining the country with his half-measures.
Only when we fully ban digital menus can we live in a Keynsian Utiopia with the full advantages of sticky prices!
That's why I'm starting a rival party with one platform offering: to stop Moscrop from ruining the country with his half-measures.
Brb starting a political party with one platform offering: banning digital menus that don’t persistently show the items for sale.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Moscrop's plan for Canada will ruin the country!
Only when we fully ban digital menus can we live in a Keynsian Utiopia with the full advantages of sticky prices!
That's why I'm starting a rival party with one platform offering: to stop Moscrop from ruining the country with his half-measures.
Only when we fully ban digital menus can we live in a Keynsian Utiopia with the full advantages of sticky prices!
That's why I'm starting a rival party with one platform offering: to stop Moscrop from ruining the country with his half-measures.
Brb starting a political party with one platform offering: banning digital menus that don’t persistently show the items for sale.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Brb starting a political party with one platform offering: banning digital menus that don’t persistently show the items for sale.
People at the airport in winter coats
Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
People at the airport in winter coats
Jesus wept.
Jesus wept.
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"Sharing Economy Apps are Just Regulatory Arbitrage and we had those regulations in place for a reason."
Exhibit: 2407
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Exhibit: 2407
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
‘They found fentanyl on the steering wheel’: Alberta man demands more oversight from Turo rental service
An Alberta man is demanding accountability after he says his car rental experience, purchased through the app Turo, went sideways on Feb. 19 when traces of fentanyl were found inside the vehicle.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"Sharing Economy Apps are Just Regulatory Arbitrage and we had those regulations in place for a reason."
Exhibit: 2407
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Exhibit: 2407
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
She is all of us today.
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
She is all of us today.
This is a great piece from Ted Aivalis with a reminder that making it through winter requires each of us to help out city workers and do our part to prepare for the weather.
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Winter Isn’t the Problem. Pretending It’s a Surprise Is.
Before the first flake hits the ground, CUPE Local 416 crews are already preparing.
substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is a great piece from Ted Aivalis with a reminder that making it through winter requires each of us to help out city workers and do our part to prepare for the weather.
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
I need $800 no questions asked.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I need $800 no questions asked.
Domino’s plugged into the news cycle.
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Domino’s plugged into the news cycle.
Evergreen advice.
I shouldn’t have read the Douthat interview and I strongly suggest that you not read it
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Evergreen advice.
I am going become the Joker.
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I am going become the Joker.
I’ve read some great books in 2025. Here are some of my favourites.
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Six Books I Loved In 2025
Ahead of the end-of-year rush, here are some of the best books from my pile(s).
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November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I’ve read some great books in 2025. Here are some of my favourites.
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Construction workers sliced a cable in my neighbourhood and now our home internet is projected to be down until *tomorrow night*.
Thank god for piles of books.
Thank god for piles of books.
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Construction workers sliced a cable in my neighbourhood and now our home internet is projected to be down until *tomorrow night*.
Thank god for piles of books.
Thank god for piles of books.
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I disagree. We need to recognize that in our system we elect individual representatives, not captives to a party cult. They should be free to decide how to represent their riding, and can be turfed at the next election if we don't like what they do.
Floor crossing is one of the more egregious behaviours our "democratic" system allows. Utterly self-serving. Anyone wishing to cross the floor should be subject to an immediate by-election. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/11/05/p...
Liberals welcome former Tory d'Entremont into caucus, roll out welcome mat for more
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his fellow Liberal MPs said the party is open to talking to any other opposition MPs interested in joining their team, a day after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont quit ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I disagree. We need to recognize that in our system we elect individual representatives, not captives to a party cult. They should be free to decide how to represent their riding, and can be turfed at the next election if we don't like what they do.
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
Did I get down the road for my winter tire swap appointment without said tires?
Yes.
But I didn’t get far.
Yes.
But I didn’t get far.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Did I get down the road for my winter tire swap appointment without said tires?
Yes.
But I didn’t get far.
Yes.
But I didn’t get far.
Any Conservatives who'd have been around in 2006 who are upset with Chris d'Entremont crossing to the Liberals should remind us how they felt about David Emerson joining the Tories in 2006.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Any Conservatives who'd have been around in 2006 who are upset with Chris d'Entremont crossing to the Liberals should remind us how they felt about David Emerson joining the Tories in 2006.
Former Conservative Chris d’Entremont is now a government-side caucus member.
From the new caucus member via the Liberal Party:
From the new caucus member via the Liberal Party:
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Former Conservative Chris d’Entremont is now a government-side caucus member.
From the new caucus member via the Liberal Party:
From the new caucus member via the Liberal Party:
And yet he still can’t afford a dress shirt. The 0.01 percent are struggling, too, people!
Jeff Bezos’ stake in Amazon is up almost $30 billion since Friday.
Jeff Bezos Becomes $10 Billion Richer As Amazon’s OpenAI Deal Boosts Stock
Jeff Bezos’ stake in Amazon is up almost $30 billion since Friday.
www.forbes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And yet he still can’t afford a dress shirt. The 0.01 percent are struggling, too, people!
*pulls on collar*
Slow news day!
Slow news day!
November 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
*pulls on collar*
Slow news day!
Slow news day!
Back in the day, by custom, if you were appointed to Cabinet you’d have to run in a by-election.
I don’t think we should go back to that but it’s interesting when thinking about floor crossing.
I don’t think we should go back to that but it’s interesting when thinking about floor crossing.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Back in the day, by custom, if you were appointed to Cabinet you’d have to run in a by-election.
I don’t think we should go back to that but it’s interesting when thinking about floor crossing.
I don’t think we should go back to that but it’s interesting when thinking about floor crossing.
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On the surface, this is great. But without adequate funding for university operating budgets - a provincial responsibility - this may actually result in more program cuts, not fewer.
Globe & Mail reports “the budget is expected to include up to $1-billion to attract high-quality talent and researchers from the United States and elsewhere”
So far hospitals and universities have been going it alone….
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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So far hospitals and universities have been going it alone….
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
On the surface, this is great. But without adequate funding for university operating budgets - a provincial responsibility - this may actually result in more program cuts, not fewer.