Stephen Marche
@stephenmarche.bsky.social
Novelist, essayist, AI optimist. Death of an Author, The Next Civil War, On Writing and Failure.
I interviewed Jay Baruchel for @CANADALAND and it's up today. We could have talked about all the famous movies he's been in. Instead we talked about post-WWI Canadian film distribution policy, which is actually fascinating. We both confess to Monarchism, too.
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1314...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1314...
#1314 Jay Baruchel's CanCon Manifesto
“ If you think the world is better with Canada in it then you have to accept that certain things have to happen for that to continue.” -Jay Baruchel
www.canadaland.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I interviewed Jay Baruchel for @CANADALAND and it's up today. We could have talked about all the famous movies he's been in. Instead we talked about post-WWI Canadian film distribution policy, which is actually fascinating. We both confess to Monarchism, too.
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1314...
www.canadaland.com/podcast/1314...
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Excellent podcast—well worth a watch—with Dr. Janice Stein, @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social and @stephenmarche.bsky.social.
Thoughtful, substantive conversation that cuts through the noise.
Thoughtful, substantive conversation that cuts through the noise.
Important conversation on Steve Paikin's show between me and Janice Stein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsms...
How Canada Survives the “Time of Monsters” | World on Edge
YouTube video by The Paikin Podcast
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February 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Excellent podcast—well worth a watch—with Dr. Janice Stein, @thepaikinpodcast.bsky.social and @stephenmarche.bsky.social.
Thoughtful, substantive conversation that cuts through the noise.
Thoughtful, substantive conversation that cuts through the noise.
Important conversation on Steve Paikin's show between me and Janice Stein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsms...
How Canada Survives the “Time of Monsters” | World on Edge
YouTube video by The Paikin Podcast
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Important conversation on Steve Paikin's show between me and Janice Stein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsms...
Even the Italians think we're cool now. I loved talking to La Repubblica about Canada's cultural moment. d.repubblica.it/culture/2026...
We Should All Be Canadians (Un’altra America è possibile)
A nord del confine con gli Usa di Trump c’è un Paese che, grazie al suo inatteso soft power, si propone come “faro in un mondo alla deriva”
d.repubblica.it
February 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Even the Italians think we're cool now. I loved talking to La Repubblica about Canada's cultural moment. d.repubblica.it/culture/2026...
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“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
The world is angry. Canada’s been there all along.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
These drone shots make it abundantly clear that downhill skiing is an utterly insane human activity.
#Olympics #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina2026
Franjo Von Allmen's Gold Medal descent in the Men's Downhill ...
Franjo Von Allmen's Gold Medal descent in the Men's Downhill ...
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
These drone shots make it abundantly clear that downhill skiing is an utterly insane human activity.
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From writer @stephenmarche.bsky.social, proud Canadian, on what the current despot rule of the US has meant for Canada and the world.
(Also note his nomenclature for the US.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
(Also note his nomenclature for the US.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
February 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
From writer @stephenmarche.bsky.social, proud Canadian, on what the current despot rule of the US has meant for Canada and the world.
(Also note his nomenclature for the US.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
(Also note his nomenclature for the US.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
The world is angry. Canada’s been there all along.
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
“For better or for worse, what people most admire in Canada, certainly more than success, is the capacity to endure,” Stephen Marche writes. “What liberal democracies need now, more than ever, is the sheer will to go on, without nostalgia for what once was.”
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Love this piece from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
@stephenmarche.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com: “America might be pointing a gun at you, but it can be made to behave if you point a gun back.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Love this piece from @stephenmarche.bsky.social
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Stephen Marche:
February 6, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Stephen Marche:
For @nytimes I wrote about the globalization of Canadian rage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | The Globalization of Canadian Rage
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
For @nytimes I wrote about the globalization of Canadian rage. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
This passage from Thomas More was, when I was doing my PhD, hotly debated: Did Shakespeare write it or not? There was all kinds of statistical evidence, computer programs, etc. one way and the other. But when you hear Ian McKellen read it, there is exactly zero doubt.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This passage from Thomas More was, when I was doing my PhD, hotly debated: Did Shakespeare write it or not? There was all kinds of statistical evidence, computer programs, etc. one way and the other. But when you hear Ian McKellen read it, there is exactly zero doubt.
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Autor Stephen Marche über Trumps Irrsinn: „Im Kern des amerikanischen Systems herrscht Fäulnis“ taz.de/Autor-Stephe...
Autor Stephen Marche über Trumps Irrsinn: „Im Kern des amerikanischen Systems herrscht Fäulnis“
Der kanadische Autor Marche hat wenig Hoffnung, dass die USA bald zu demokratischen Verhältnissen zurückfinden. Er warnt auch vor Bürgerkrieg.
taz.de
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Autor Stephen Marche über Trumps Irrsinn: „Im Kern des amerikanischen Systems herrscht Fäulnis“ taz.de/Autor-Stephe...
"There's no topping Premier Kinew" is the funniest line ever uttered by a Canadian Prime Minister.
KINEW: [The press] want there to be a heated rivalry between Doug Ford and I, but we're on the same team.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
CARNEY: I want you to just take that image – the heated rivalry between Doug Ford and Wab Kinew.
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"There's no topping Premier Kinew" is the funniest line ever uttered by a Canadian Prime Minister.
About Fort Sumter, Jefferson Davis said "it is either the beginning of a fearful war, or the end of a political contest."
Tim Walz tells @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social he fears a Ft. Sumter moment in Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Tim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
The Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
About Fort Sumter, Jefferson Davis said "it is either the beginning of a fearful war, or the end of a political contest."
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Now on andrewyang.com/podcast I catch up with the author of “the Next Civil War” and my collaborator on “The Last Election” @stephenmarche.bsky.social on what is happening in the US, the perspective from north of the border and more.
January 26, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Now on andrewyang.com/podcast I catch up with the author of “the Next Civil War” and my collaborator on “The Last Election” @stephenmarche.bsky.social on what is happening in the US, the perspective from north of the border and more.
For places trying to reckon with the new US there are two countries to listen to. Canada, because we see what's happening there with the most clarity. And Finland, because they know what to do about it.
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For places trying to reckon with the new US there are two countries to listen to. Canada, because we see what's happening there with the most clarity. And Finland, because they know what to do about it.
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Yall I should not have read The next Civil War by Stephen Marche, because I believe we are living one of his predicted vignettes.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Yall I should not have read The next Civil War by Stephen Marche, because I believe we are living one of his predicted vignettes.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
Also if you’ve not read it yet you really should. The spotlight it puts on our nation is alarmingly bright.
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One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
One of my RMC classmates died in an IED blast in Iraq serving in a US exchange command position.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
F—- trump. He’s both a coward and has a complete lack of honour.
I've got a piece in the @globeandmail about America and the logic of the predator, expanding and making more concrete my thoughts about @MarkJCarney at Davos. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/663dcd3...
America the predator: Trump wants to show the world he can take what he wants
The Trump administration has now taken the logic of rape as a primary modus operandi. It begins with the raw worship of force, with the premise that might entitles the holder to whatever he likes
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I've got a piece in the @globeandmail about America and the logic of the predator, expanding and making more concrete my thoughts about @MarkJCarney at Davos. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/663dcd3...
Hard question: Which @TheOnion article predicted the future most accurately?
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016
Sources say the screaming orb might be the only potential candidate that would tap into Republicans’ deep-seated, seething fury after this election.
theonion.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Hard question: Which @TheOnion article predicted the future most accurately?
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
My number one would be "Shrieking, White-Hot Sphere of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-runner for 2016."
theonion.com/after-obama-...
Good day to be Canadian.
January 20, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Good day to be Canadian.
The line I can't forget from Trump's press conference today was "immigrants work in luncheonettes." I'm not sure I know what a luncheonette even is. What drug caused that particular synapsis to fire at that moment?
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
The line I can't forget from Trump's press conference today was "immigrants work in luncheonettes." I'm not sure I know what a luncheonette even is. What drug caused that particular synapsis to fire at that moment?
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This is an excellent podcast
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Gloves Off
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This is an excellent podcast
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Gloves Off
Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
shows.acast.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
While the Mad King of America blathers, and Mark Carney defines the rupture of the international order, I feel a need to post that we made a podcast about how Canada can protect itself from the coming madness. We made this show for this moment. shows.acast.com/gloves-off