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Doug Ford, Con Man

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Ever since Rob Ford’s older, meaner brother Doug launched his campaign to become the conservative premier of Ontario, he’s been compared to aspiring demagogue Donald Trump. But it’s not just Ford’s angry-gleeful embrace of far-right populism, albeit minus much of the racism. Or the fact that he, too, pulled himself … Read More

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Doug Ford And Populism’s War On “Smart”

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Doug Ford’s entry into the Ontario premier sweepstakes, including its on-brand trainwreck conclusion, was perhaps inevitable. And while we’re less than a week in, it already feels like a DoFo election night victory may be inevitable, too. After all, he’s eminently unqualified. That seems to be what the angry masses … Read More

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