Marc D. Froese
@marcfroese.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science, Burman University, Alberta Canada. I write about the global political economy of trade, the politics of law, and our authoritarian populist moment.
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I hear this is Twitter from 2014, so I'm bracing for selfies and hashtags. I'm here part-time and the rest of the time on X, where I watch MAGA-world
I've written on trade, international economic law, and global populism. Now working on a book about the global rise of Christian nationalism.
I've written on trade, international economic law, and global populism. Now working on a book about the global rise of Christian nationalism.
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New from @marcfroese.bsky.social and Daniel Drache rabble.ca/economy/we-k...
We know what a Trump trade deal looks like and it’s worse than you think
Trump's tariffs may be causing Canada economic pain, but his recent so-called "trade deals" with other countries show that things an get much worse.
rabble.ca
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New from @marcfroese.bsky.social and Daniel Drache rabble.ca/economy/we-k...
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📊Preferred 🇨🇦 PM, Nanos tracker (Aug.15-Sept.5, 2025):
🔴50% Mark Carney (-2)
🔵28% Pierre Poilievre (+4)
(Compared to previous 4-week sample)
338canada.com/20250905-nan...
🔴50% Mark Carney (-2)
🔵28% Pierre Poilievre (+4)
(Compared to previous 4-week sample)
338canada.com/20250905-nan...
338Canada | Nanos Research federal poll, September 2025
338canada.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📊Preferred 🇨🇦 PM, Nanos tracker (Aug.15-Sept.5, 2025):
🔴50% Mark Carney (-2)
🔵28% Pierre Poilievre (+4)
(Compared to previous 4-week sample)
338canada.com/20250905-nan...
🔴50% Mark Carney (-2)
🔵28% Pierre Poilievre (+4)
(Compared to previous 4-week sample)
338canada.com/20250905-nan...
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🍁New polling shows a sharp rise in support for closer economic ties with China as frustration with U.S. trade tensions grows.
📊Canadians Cooling on the U.S., Softening on China, the latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338
www.338canada.ca/p/canadians-...
📊Canadians Cooling on the U.S., Softening on China, the latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338
www.338canada.ca/p/canadians-...
Canadians Cooling on the U.S., Softening on China
New polling shows a sharp rise in support for closer economic ties with China as frustration with U.S. trade tensions grows.
www.338canada.ca
September 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🍁New polling shows a sharp rise in support for closer economic ties with China as frustration with U.S. trade tensions grows.
📊Canadians Cooling on the U.S., Softening on China, the latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338
www.338canada.ca/p/canadians-...
📊Canadians Cooling on the U.S., Softening on China, the latest from @canadianpolling.bsky.social for 338
www.338canada.ca/p/canadians-...
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I don't think I have ever seen a more fitting clip to describe a faculty meeting since the MBA's took over everywhere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO78...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO78...
Werner Herzog - "There is no harmony in the universe we have to get acquainted to this idea" -
YouTube video by Auter's Corner
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I don't think I have ever seen a more fitting clip to describe a faculty meeting since the MBA's took over everywhere
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO78...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO78...
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How does lava sound when it comes to the surface of the Earth? Listen to a lava flow oozing out of its effusive vent high on the southwestern side of #Etna, 28 August 2025. That day no visits by tourists were allowed on the site, which permitted this (relatively) clean recording
August 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How does lava sound when it comes to the surface of the Earth? Listen to a lava flow oozing out of its effusive vent high on the southwestern side of #Etna, 28 August 2025. That day no visits by tourists were allowed on the site, which permitted this (relatively) clean recording
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It is the moral responsibility of Irish ppl, & 100m ppl of Irish heritage, to demand the starvation of the children of Gaza, & their families, ends.
This crime equals the Holocaust; to knowingly starve babes in the womb, children & adults to death. Ireland knows brutal famine. It must end:
This crime equals the Holocaust; to knowingly starve babes in the womb, children & adults to death. Ireland knows brutal famine. It must end:
Statement by President Higgins following declaration of Famine in Gaza City and surrounding areas | President of Ireland
Welcome to the website of the President of Ireland.
president.ie
August 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is the moral responsibility of Irish ppl, & 100m ppl of Irish heritage, to demand the starvation of the children of Gaza, & their families, ends.
This crime equals the Holocaust; to knowingly starve babes in the womb, children & adults to death. Ireland knows brutal famine. It must end:
This crime equals the Holocaust; to knowingly starve babes in the womb, children & adults to death. Ireland knows brutal famine. It must end:
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I'd have more confidence in Carney's US strategy if his domestic policies were at all up to the task of safeguarding Canadian independence. Taken together, they're bad news.
A government that's cutting state capacity in a crisis isn't serious about nation building. We need more government, not less.
A government that's cutting state capacity in a crisis isn't serious about nation building. We need more government, not less.
Carney’s “nation-building” is nothing but a blast from the past
Mark Carney promised bold change. But Canada needs more than old ideas to face global disruption and build a resilient future.
policyoptions.irpp.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'd have more confidence in Carney's US strategy if his domestic policies were at all up to the task of safeguarding Canadian independence. Taken together, they're bad news.
A government that's cutting state capacity in a crisis isn't serious about nation building. We need more government, not less.
A government that's cutting state capacity in a crisis isn't serious about nation building. We need more government, not less.
This is an important antidote to our anger with the American administration. I'm pessimistic about America's democratic future but I'm always pulling for the American people. Every country is vastly complex and more than the sum of its worst actors.
Happy Canada Day from my home the next couple of years — Ankara, Turkey!
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
ANALYSIS | Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington | CBC News
Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.
www.cbc.ca
July 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is an important antidote to our anger with the American administration. I'm pessimistic about America's democratic future but I'm always pulling for the American people. Every country is vastly complex and more than the sum of its worst actors.
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Has Trump truly reversed his policy in Ukraine? Lyndsey Hilsum and I think not. Also with Matt Frei @channel4news.bsky.social
youtu.be/rXONbhgrIo8?...
youtu.be/rXONbhgrIo8?...
Ukraine war: will Trump’s threats really scare Putin? | Anne Applebaum
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
July 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Has Trump truly reversed his policy in Ukraine? Lyndsey Hilsum and I think not. Also with Matt Frei @channel4news.bsky.social
youtu.be/rXONbhgrIo8?...
youtu.be/rXONbhgrIo8?...
The lying is absolutely breathtaking.
"The Terms are that Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory"
"The Terms are that Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory"
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The lying is absolutely breathtaking.
"The Terms are that Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory"
"The Terms are that Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory"
Serious question. Would this ruling not clog the federal courts with complainants seeking relief on similar questions with the chaitic potential for different federal judges to decide the question in different ways? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Supreme Court Limits Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Serious question. Would this ruling not clog the federal courts with complainants seeking relief on similar questions with the chaitic potential for different federal judges to decide the question in different ways? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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Glad to talk with Linda Kinstler for this @theguardian.com long read.
The situation may not be quite as dire as the title suggests, but the challenges are very very real. It's time for creative thinking about what comes next.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
The situation may not be quite as dire as the title suggests, but the challenges are very very real. It's time for creative thinking about what comes next.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Are we witnessing the death of international law?
The long read: A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold it
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Glad to talk with Linda Kinstler for this @theguardian.com long read.
The situation may not be quite as dire as the title suggests, but the challenges are very very real. It's time for creative thinking about what comes next.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
The situation may not be quite as dire as the title suggests, but the challenges are very very real. It's time for creative thinking about what comes next.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Every modern democracy understands that legitimate law enforcement requires uniformed professionals who are accountable to the public.
it is inevitable that there will be a shootout. It will be filmed and it will look like a gunfight between rival gangs. And things will deteriorate from there.
it is inevitable that there will be a shootout. It will be filmed and it will look like a gunfight between rival gangs. And things will deteriorate from there.
Not 100% confident it’s by design, but… one effect of Trump’s immigration policies, plus some others, is to make political violence more likely. For example, we have masked and out of uniform federal officers—and now we have people PRETENDING to be masked and out of uniform federal officers. 1/3
June 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Every modern democracy understands that legitimate law enforcement requires uniformed professionals who are accountable to the public.
it is inevitable that there will be a shootout. It will be filmed and it will look like a gunfight between rival gangs. And things will deteriorate from there.
it is inevitable that there will be a shootout. It will be filmed and it will look like a gunfight between rival gangs. And things will deteriorate from there.
I think this is my favourite of Trump's performances so far. He was worried that bombing Iran might end his quest for a Nobel Peace Prize. But then he saw a way forward.
June 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I think this is my favourite of Trump's performances so far. He was worried that bombing Iran might end his quest for a Nobel Peace Prize. But then he saw a way forward.
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Well, this is different these days. I wonder how many tenured folks here in Ontario would consider a move to Texas now? One that requires being separate from their partner? Oof.
Tenured professor in Canada accepts new job at UT Arlington.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tenured professor in Canada accepts new job at UT Arlington.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
FIRST PERSON | I'm choosing to leave for the U.S. for a unicorn job. Does that make me a traitor to Canada? | CBC News
Alice Nelson has a tenured job at an Ontario university. But seeing the impact of tuition freezes and the cap on international students on postsecondary education, she decided it was time for a change...
www.cbc.ca
June 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Well, this is different these days. I wonder how many tenured folks here in Ontario would consider a move to Texas now? One that requires being separate from their partner? Oof.
Tenured professor in Canada accepts new job at UT Arlington.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tenured professor in Canada accepts new job at UT Arlington.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.
June 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
this is gold 🤣. the political clarity is unmatched. i need the daily digest.
Anyone taking bets on whether this thing will devolve into an ICE raid on the Musk compound?
June 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Anyone taking bets on whether this thing will devolve into an ICE raid on the Musk compound?
Two problems with this message:
1. If it has to be said it's already on the mind of investors. Bit of a worrying sign for Tariff Man.
2. The guy Bessent works for has a long history of welching on debts. So his word is not exactly rock solid on this issue.
on.ft.com/3SvGKet
1. If it has to be said it's already on the mind of investors. Bit of a worrying sign for Tariff Man.
2. The guy Bessent works for has a long history of welching on debts. So his word is not exactly rock solid on this issue.
on.ft.com/3SvGKet
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt
Trump administration official seeks to assuage growing investor concern over the country’s public finances
on.ft.com
June 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Two problems with this message:
1. If it has to be said it's already on the mind of investors. Bit of a worrying sign for Tariff Man.
2. The guy Bessent works for has a long history of welching on debts. So his word is not exactly rock solid on this issue.
on.ft.com/3SvGKet
1. If it has to be said it's already on the mind of investors. Bit of a worrying sign for Tariff Man.
2. The guy Bessent works for has a long history of welching on debts. So his word is not exactly rock solid on this issue.
on.ft.com/3SvGKet
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Stunning details now emerging: this was an operation planned a year and a half in advance, involved smuggling drones into Russia, placing them in containers on top of trucks, arranging for them all to open simultaneously and to strike.
More than 40 Russian warplanes are burning after a mass Ukrainian drone attack
kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...
kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...
'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claims
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
kyivindependent.com
June 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Stunning details now emerging: this was an operation planned a year and a half in advance, involved smuggling drones into Russia, placing them in containers on top of trucks, arranging for them all to open simultaneously and to strike.
Trump trying to show the world he's not a chicken - on.ft.com/4js5Sh4 via @FT
Donald Trump says he will double steel and aluminium tariffs to 50%
US president escalates global trade war two days after a court ruled against the legality of his levies
on.ft.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Trump trying to show the world he's not a chicken - on.ft.com/4js5Sh4 via @FT
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My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
Court tariffs bombshell should inspire trading partners to defy Trump
[FREE TO READ] The EU must stand up to the US president’s bullying for the sake of the world trading system
on.ft.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
My take on today's US court tariff ruling. This is an excellent opportunity for the EU and other trading partners to quit preparing packages of concessions, tell Trump to shove it and get on with trading without the US.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
First 300 clicks free. It being 3.42am here in London, I am now going to bed.
No there is no great debate in Canada over the fate of ostriches exposed to H5N1. The only people who care are the nutty fringe who believe bird flu is a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
Canada Wants to Kill 400 Ostriches. Kennedy and Dr. Oz Want to Save Them.
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:46 AM
No there is no great debate in Canada over the fate of ostriches exposed to H5N1. The only people who care are the nutty fringe who believe bird flu is a hoax.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...
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“So, I think we're seeing polarization on both ends," said pollster Janet Brown, who conducted the public-opinion research for CBC News.
“The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Poll finds Albertans' attachment to Canada has grown as support for separatism has hardened | CBC News
Support for separation remains steady at about 30 per cent, according to a new poll, but among that group, separatist sentiment has grown more intense. Meanwhile, the number of Albertans who feel more...
www.cbc.ca
May 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“So, I think we're seeing polarization on both ends," said pollster Janet Brown, who conducted the public-opinion research for CBC News.
“The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
“The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Medicare for All isn't radical.
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
May 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Medicare for All isn't radical.
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say:
What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.
Don’t believe me?
Listen to what these nurses have say: