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Stupidity is an infinitely renewable resource with this U.S. administration

The Globe and Mail · August 29, 2026 at 5:15 a.m.

Stupidity is an infinitely renewable resource with this U.S. administration

From trade tensions to renaming Lake Ontario, the latest moves add to a pattern of chaos and needless distraction

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