Rob Goodman
@robgoodman.bsky.social
Political theorist at Toronto Metropolitan University. Author of Not Here and Words on Fire. Co-author of A Mind at Play and Rome's Last Citizen. Co-editor of Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective.
I became a Canadian citizen today!
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I became a Canadian citizen today!
Andor was great, but I wish they gave Admiral Ackbar more backstory. Like he loses his entire team to an imperial ruse or ploy of some sort, and vows to be extra vigilant next time.
June 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Andor was great, but I wish they gave Admiral Ackbar more backstory. Like he loses his entire team to an imperial ruse or ploy of some sort, and vows to be extra vigilant next time.
I'm in @canadiandimension.bsky.social with some ideas about rebuilding Canada's NDP:
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Finding a new purpose for the NDP
In a first-past-the-post system like Canada’s, it’s not unusual for the major parties to consolidate support in the run-up to an election. But in the bigger picture, the NDP—and the Canadian left more...
canadiandimension.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm in @canadiandimension.bsky.social with some ideas about rebuilding Canada's NDP:
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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In 2025, Canadian politics is defined by one overwhelming fact: we’ve entered a world in which the US is a major threat to our sovereignty and to liberal democracy. The Canadian left has to adapt to that world—much more thoroughly than it has to date—if it wants to rebuild.
Finding a new purpose for the NDP
In a first-past-the-post system like Canada’s, it’s not unusual for the major parties to consolidate support in the run-up to an election. But in the bigger picture, the NDP—and the Canadian left more...
canadiandimension.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In 2025, Canadian politics is defined by one overwhelming fact: we’ve entered a world in which the US is a major threat to our sovereignty and to liberal democracy. The Canadian left has to adapt to that world—much more thoroughly than it has to date—if it wants to rebuild.
Reposted by Rob Goodman
Our statement as a faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Law
April 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Our statement as a faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Law
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look at this absolute unit
October 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
look at this absolute unit
I was on CBC's Cross Country Checkup on Sunday to talk about Canadian nationalism and democracy:
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February 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I was on CBC's Cross Country Checkup on Sunday to talk about Canadian nationalism and democracy:
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Great, insightful discussion, Rob, on todays program!
I particularly loved your observation in that nationalism can be a good thing in regard to protecting democracy! 👍 @robgoodman.bsky.social
I particularly loved your observation in that nationalism can be a good thing in regard to protecting democracy! 👍 @robgoodman.bsky.social
February 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Great, insightful discussion, Rob, on todays program!
I particularly loved your observation in that nationalism can be a good thing in regard to protecting democracy! 👍 @robgoodman.bsky.social
I particularly loved your observation in that nationalism can be a good thing in regard to protecting democracy! 👍 @robgoodman.bsky.social
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The only hope for higher ed is the academic labor movement. Join this @higheredlabor.bsky.social call next week to plan our fight us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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February 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The only hope for higher ed is the academic labor movement. Join this @higheredlabor.bsky.social call next week to plan our fight us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
A couple of recent CBC radio interviews with me on Trump and Canada:
On Canadian nationalism and Trump: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On the inaugural address: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On Canadian nationalism and Trump: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On the inaugural address: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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January 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A couple of recent CBC radio interviews with me on Trump and Canada:
On Canadian nationalism and Trump: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On the inaugural address: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On Canadian nationalism and Trump: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
On the inaugural address: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Me Canadasplaining the inauguration: toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...
Questions linger in Canada about the Trump effect
It may be one of the most complex questions hanging over our country these days - What does a second Trump term mean for Canada? Rob Goodman, Associate Professor of politics at Toronto Metropolitan Un...
toronto.citynews.ca
January 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Me Canadasplaining the inauguration: toronto.citynews.ca/video/2025/0...
Happy Nosferatalist Eve to those who celebrate!
December 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Happy Nosferatalist Eve to those who celebrate!
The publisher sent me some extra copies of "Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective," and I have four to give away. If you're interested, please reply below, and I'll send you a copy (first come, first served).
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 PM
The publisher sent me some extra copies of "Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective," and I have four to give away. If you're interested, please reply below, and I'll send you a copy (first come, first served).
"Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective," co-edited by Giuseppe Ballacci and me, is now out from Oxford University Press.
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November 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM
"Populism, Demagoguery, and Rhetoric in Historical Perspective," co-edited by Giuseppe Ballacci and me, is now out from Oxford University Press.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
I have a new article out in History of Political Thought on rhetoric and W.E.B. Du Bois. It’s called “The Rhetorical Roots of Du Bois’s Double Consciousness.”
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The Rhetorical Roots of Du Bois's Double Consciousness: Ingenta Connect
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September 7, 2023 at 3:15 PM
I have a new article out in History of Political Thought on rhetoric and W.E.B. Du Bois. It’s called “The Rhetorical Roots of Du Bois’s Double Consciousness.”
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For Labour Day, a couple of pages from my book NOT HERE on labour and democracy.
September 5, 2023 at 12:42 AM
For Labour Day, a couple of pages from my book NOT HERE on labour and democracy.
August 14, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Me in the Globe & Mail:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-arent-as-powerless-over-extremism-as-we-may-think/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-arent-as-powerless-over-extremism-as-we-may-think/
August 11, 2023 at 7:45 PM
I went on "Canadian Politics Is Boring" to talk about democracy, immigrating to Canada, and the Obama-Trudeau podcast we all know is coming...
https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/not-here-why-american-democracy-is-eroding-and-how-canada-can-protect-itself/
https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/not-here-why-american-democracy-is-eroding-and-how-canada-can-protect-itself/
August 11, 2023 at 2:42 PM
I went on "Canadian Politics Is Boring" to talk about democracy, immigrating to Canada, and the Obama-Trudeau podcast we all know is coming...
https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/not-here-why-american-democracy-is-eroding-and-how-canada-can-protect-itself/
https://www.canadianpoliticsisboring.com/not-here-why-american-democracy-is-eroding-and-how-canada-can-protect-itself/
I was on CBC Radio's Sunday Magazine show to talk about the latest Trump indictment and democracy in the US and Canada. Give it a listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-magazine-for-august-6-2023-1.6926850
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-magazine-for-august-6-2023-1.6926850
August 6, 2023 at 2:38 PM
I was on CBC Radio's Sunday Magazine show to talk about the latest Trump indictment and democracy in the US and Canada. Give it a listen!
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-magazine-for-august-6-2023-1.6926850
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-magazine-for-august-6-2023-1.6926850