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.
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
jacobin.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
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Will Canada ever get a deal with Donald Trump? Should we even try?
I’m not so sure.
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I’m not so sure.
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Deal Or No Deal: No Deal Edition
Canada isn't going to get a fair and lasting deal from Donald Trump. As Lao Tzu said: You gotta know when to fold 'em.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Will Canada ever get a deal with Donald Trump? Should we even try?
I’m not so sure.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
I’m not so sure.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
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"A government needs to know when to walk away, to break a promise even. Not only would a deal with Trump be subject to sudden dismantling, the cost of securing one — what Canada would have to give up — is unlikely to be worth the expected returns."
#CdnPoli
#CdnPoli
Will Canada get a good trade deal from Trump? No. Should we try for one anyway? I'm not so sure anymore.
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
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Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
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Deal Or No Deal: No Deal Edition
Canada isn't going to get a fair and lasting deal from Donald Trump. As Lao Tzu said: You gotta know when to fold 'em.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"A government needs to know when to walk away, to break a promise even. Not only would a deal with Trump be subject to sudden dismantling, the cost of securing one — what Canada would have to give up — is unlikely to be worth the expected returns."
#CdnPoli
#CdnPoli
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"Predicting the outcome of bargaining with Donald Trump is like trying to guess the output of a random number generator, if the random number generator were also demented."
Will Canada get a good trade deal from Trump? No. Should we try for one anyway? I'm not so sure anymore.
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
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Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
Deal Or No Deal: No Deal Edition
Canada isn't going to get a fair and lasting deal from Donald Trump. As Lao Tzu said: You gotta know when to fold 'em.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Predicting the outcome of bargaining with Donald Trump is like trying to guess the output of a random number generator, if the random number generator were also demented."
Will Canada get a good trade deal from Trump? No. Should we try for one anyway? I'm not so sure anymore.
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
Deal Or No Deal: No Deal Edition
Canada isn't going to get a fair and lasting deal from Donald Trump. As Lao Tzu said: You gotta know when to fold 'em.
www.davidmoscrop.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Will Canada get a good trade deal from Trump? No. Should we try for one anyway? I'm not so sure anymore.
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
Welcome to Deal or No Deal: No Deal Edition!
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/deal-or-no...
Reposted by David Moscrop
As someone who's been a freelancer for 10 years, I thank the stars for the Editorial Freelancers Association rates. I am by nature a doormat, and I tend to work with organizations I believe in, and often the one thing preventing me from torpedoing my ability to feed my child is that cold hard table.
Editorial Rates
About these rates
The median rate ranges in the 2024 rate chart below are based on data from a survey administered to EFA members from November 2023 through mid-January 2024. One thousand respondent...
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November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
As someone who's been a freelancer for 10 years, I thank the stars for the Editorial Freelancers Association rates. I am by nature a doormat, and I tend to work with organizations I believe in, and often the one thing preventing me from torpedoing my ability to feed my child is that cold hard table.
More of that rules based international order the Liberals used to pretend to care about.
Unlocked | Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
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Up to the U.S. to decide if it violated international law with Caribbean boat strikes, says Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand broke with tradition as she seemingly asserted that Canada's top diplomat doesn't weigh in on a foreign country's adherence to international law.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
More of that rules based international order the Liberals used to pretend to care about.
Reposted by David Moscrop
And I certainly don’t need AI to summarize a journal article. The author wrote a summary already, called the abstract.
I don't need AI to summarize an email. The emails I get are already summaries. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
And I certainly don’t need AI to summarize a journal article. The author wrote a summary already, called the abstract.
I don't need AI to summarize an email. The emails I get are already summaries. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I don't need AI to summarize an email. The emails I get are already summaries. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Continuing its streak of exceptionalism — the US has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the OECD.
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
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Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Continuing its streak of exceptionalism — the US has one of the highest rates of traffic deaths in the OECD.
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Americans are 1.5x more likely to die in an automotive accident than Egyptians, 3x more likely than Canadians, and 6x more likely than the Brits.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
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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
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Exhibit: 2407
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‘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.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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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.