McMaster experts on tariffs in a changing world

McMaster researchers answer questions, share evidence-based insights and offer expert analysis on tariffs and their effect on jobs, industry, manufacturing, consumer prices and international relations.

February 27, 2025

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McMaster researchers provide evidence-based insights on tariffs, covering everything from jobs to consumer prices and international relations.

Analysis: The seductive simplicity — and danger — of pop psychology’s ‘love languages’

‘Love languages’ are a popular but misleading framework that oversimplify how relationships work and can even obscure the real conditions that sustain intimacy, writes expert Maha Khawaja.
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AI-generated nude deepfakes are part of a larger system of gender-based digital harms, expert warns

Easily created deepfakes using tools like Grok are the latest in a long line of digital harms targeting women and gender-diverse people, Alexis-Carlota Cochrane explains.
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Analysis: What Canada’s public sector voting divide could mean for future elections

New research suggests the government’s intention to reduce the size of the federal public service could very likely drive some Liberal voters back to the NDP in the next federal election, writes expert Peter Graefe.