2026 - Page 2 of 3 - New Common Order

Illustrated freight train carrying Canadian goods toward a container ship at Prince Rupert, showing the rail-to-sea export route supported by CANXPORT.

September 24, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Canada Has Goods to Sell. CANXPORT Gives Them a Way Out.

Prince Rupert’s new CANXPORT facility addresses a costly mismatch: Canadian products need overseas buyers while shipping containers return to Asia

Illustrated Mark Carney beside a Canadian maple leaf and the words “Planning ≠ Predicting.”

September 24, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Carney’s Answer, Without the Alarm

Mark Carney gave a reasonable answer about an extreme possibility. He announced no war policy and predicted no invasion. Before

International delegates seated as equals around a round table, surrounded by national flags, discussing shared diplomatic and security concerns.

September 23, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Creating Diplomatic Redundancy: Routing Around the Old World Order

Governments are not lining up to replace the existing international order with a new one. They are building backup relationships

Editorial illustration showing television cameras blocked from White House press access while a large screen displays Trump TV, highlighting the contrast between restricted independent media access and a government-controlled presidential broadcast.

September 23, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Trump TV, the Press Ban, and the Presidency as Personal Propaganda

Trump TV arrived as the White House barred major news outlets and disrupted independent presidential coverage. The issue is bigger

Wide view of Gaza City on October 18 showing heavily damaged and collapsed buildings lining a debris-covered road beneath a blue sky.

September 22, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Gaza Cannot Be Rebuilt With IOUs

Trump’s Board of Peace boasts US$17 billion in pledges, but only a fraction has been verifiably delivered. Meanwhile, some of Gaza’s largest documented donors sit outside the Board, exposing an institution built around one man, big promises and far smaller results.

Hopper train carrying potash running through Midwest corn and soil, with a distant cargo ship on the horizon.

September 22, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

There Is No Belarus Potash Deal. There Is Just a Headline.

Trump announced a “massive” fertilizer purchase from Minsk. Lukashenko said the same day that the tonnes are already sold. Geography

Editorial illustration of Donald Trump facing the U.S. Capitol and Supreme Court, with references to the House, Senate, money, justice scales and the Constitution.

September 21, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

How the House, Senate and Courts Weakened the Checks on Trump’s Second Presidency

Trump’s second presidency has exposed a widening gap between constitutional checks and effective restraint. Congress often hesitates, courts sometimes arrive

Editorial illustration contrasting the United States and China through trade, clean-energy technology, global alliances, and industrial competition.

September 21, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

Trump’s Strongarm Strategy Is Strengthening China

Trump is trying to contain China through tariffs, pressure, and strategic competition. But by alienating allies, weakening U.S. credibility, and

Frayed red, white, and blue rope stretched beside a worn U.S. Constitution, with the Capitol in the background and stone markers representing Congress, courts, states, the free press, independent agencies, and the people.

September 20, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

The Line Keeps Moving: How Trump Tests the Limits of Presidential Power

Donald Trump keeps testing the outer limits of presidential power, while courts, Congress, states, watchdogs, and other institutions struggle to define where those limits actually lie and how effectively they can still enforce them.

Editorial illustration showing U.S. tariffs, rising food and fuel costs, oil barrels, military aircraft, the Capitol and a long receipt representing the growing cost of Trump administration policies.

September 20, 2026 R. G. Cruise 0 Comments

The Trump Administration Says It Wants Lower Prices. Its Own Policies Are Raising Them

Americans are being told that affordability is a priority while tariffs raise import costs, the Iran war drives an energy