CommentaryThe old expression “straws in the wind” refers to small signs or hints that a significant change or event is coming—signs or hints so subtle that they rarely make the headlines or attract social media attention.

CommentaryWhat started as an offhanded joke by President Trump has acquired a life of its own, mainly as a result of panicky Canadian academics, politicians, and commentators treating it with a seriousness with which it should never have been accorded.Trump, beset by an increasing...