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The Artlessness of the Trumpian Deal

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In the beginning...         Towards the end of the Reaganomics era, The Art of the Deal revealed many details of Donald Trump, including an 11-step formula for business success. While the release party took place at Trump Tower, he started dabbling in national politics 2 months beforehand. A full-page advertisement in major newspapers in September 1987 laid into Washington for helping fund allies' defence spending.  " There's nothing wrong with America's Foreign Defense Policy that a little backbone can't cure." The "Draft Trump" movement was meant to be promotion for the book along with its political overtone/undertone.      Publishers Weekly called it a "boastful, boyishly disarming, thoroughly engaging personal history." Journalist John Tierney observed that Trump "appears to have ignored some of his own advice due to well-publicized problems with his banks." Some have seen him as having been a "poster child for the '...
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A genuine alternative or predecessor-in-disguise?

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        Since the 14th of March, Canada has had a prime minister who called an election on April 28th. Because Mark Carney does not have a seat in parliament, it is appropriate for the election to be as soon as possible. 2 other prime ministers were always 'seatless', most recently John Turner who was prime minister right after Pierre Trudeau for a grand total of 79 days. Furthermore, in 1896, Charles Tupper was in office for a mere 69 days.         Even if he becomes 'seated', not winning enough seats in total would enable Mark Carney to surpass Tupper at a record 46 days. Therefore, who exactly is/was the current prime minister?  Mark Joseph Carney        Born in 1965 in Fort Smith, NWT with 1 brother and 1 sister, he grew up in Edmonton. In his teens, his father was the Liberal candidate in the 1980 federal election, finishing runner-up (2nd) in Edmonton South. He became a Harvard graduate 8 years later, going...
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