To The Editor:
The SandPaper’s headline on John Imperiale’s smart exposition about the pitfalls of Trump’s hubris at taunting statehood for Canada seems not to capture the subject, tone or theme of what he wrote (“Uh-Oh, Canada: Can We Drop the Ridiculous Distractions?”).
To me the headline seems to imply that both Canada and the U.S. need to stop the “distractions.” Clearly Mr. Imperiale is positing the foolishness of Trump’s 51st state ramblings, yet the headline implies in large and bold type that it’s a…
February 26, 2025
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