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On the Rough Beast Within

Did W.B. Yeats Predict the Rise of Donald Trump?

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Why Do Politicians Seem So Fake?

By Mark McConaghy

As we approach the end of the Ontario provincial election, one would be forgiven for wondering just why it is that so many politicians come off as so profoundly disingenuous. Why can’t they seem even somewhat genuine to us?

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