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Friday Reading Roundup #12
The Enshittification of US Power & Canada’s Dilemma
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Tom Goldsmith
Thinking about... Shareholder Primacy and Innovation
Exploring Lenore Palladino's work in the Canadian context.
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What would you like me to write about?
A call out to founding member subscribers
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January-June Book Reading Roundup
Some highlights from books I have read over the first half of the year
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Tom Goldsmith
“Corporate Carney” is following the wrong playbook
We need a leader with creativity and deep convictions about what a better Canada would look like. But so far, we’ve seen more “Corporate Carney” than…
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We're dealing with a Fascist America. When are we going to understand that?
If it walks like a fascist, talks like a fascist, and acts like a fascist, then chances are it’s a fascist.
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Thinking about... sovereign innovation capacity
The first of a new summer series of posts for paid subscribers.
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June 2025

What I wish I had said on TV
Reflections on my op-ed and TV interview
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Tom Goldsmith
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Friday Reading Roundup #11
Zombie firms, UK policy papers, and lessons for Toronto from Mamdani
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Tom Goldsmith
Zohran Mamdani's Politics of Care
Reflections on Mamdani's primary victory and how that relates to how we think about innovation and the economy in Canada
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A Rant About Linear Models of Innovation
Why, oh why, are they still the default for policymakers?
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Friday Reading Roundup #10
Canada's federal AI hype & more.
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