The Missive

“The moment that you feel you are walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind... is the moment you might be starting to get it right.” ― Neil Gaiman

I write about political culture, public opinion, public policy, and political institutions in Canada. Most of my commentary centres on Alberta and the West.

Translating the politics of drug prohibition.

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News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

I'm Dave Cournoyer and this is the Daveberta Substack

News and analysis from an unabashedly progressive perspective, focusing on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power

I reported Trump '16 and '20 for magazines & in my book THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. I was going to sit '24 out, but the slow civil war is speeding up.