A round-up of the latest and best writing and musings on the rise of illiberalism in the public discourse: Rupa Subramanya: Is Justice Still Blind in Canada? One of Ibram X Kendi’s more controversial maxims regarding race is that the “only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.” Canada is taking this principle to heart by determining that certain criminals could face longer or harsher sentences than others, not based on the crime committed, but rather the race of the criminal, Rupa Subramanya