No wonder hope seems so much harder to conjure up than despair when one reads the daily news. In particular, the counter-revolution against the post-war liberal consensus being led by Donald Trump inspires dread and fear. If Trump is the symbol of ethical rot, Cotler is the personification of moral regeneration. “While one is not obliged to complete the work, one is not free to neglect it,” it reads. “He has sown thousands of seeds all over the world,” said his former chief of staff, Howard Liebman.

Source: National Post December 28, 2025 12:36 UTC