Previewing the Jian Ghomeshi Trial and Breaking Down the Trump-less GOP Debate: What We’re Reading Today
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1. A look ahead to the Jian Ghomeshi trial, which begins next week.
Over at the National Post, Joseph Brean examines the broader cultural significance of the upcoming Jian Ghomeshi trial, suggesting Canadians are not just looking for a verdict, but a larger message that the justice system is capable of prosecuting these kinds of cases. Brean points to the falling rate of rape reporting as a sign that women’s confidence in the system is “plummeting.”
+1: From last summer, read Toronto Life‘s excellent piece on “the Cult of Jian.”
2. Even without showing up, Donald Trump still won last night’s GOP debate.
The brash political upstart held his own event, just three miles from the site of Fox News’ Republican debate, during which he mostly teased his rival candidates. The actual debate, free of Trump’s spectacle, was perhaps the GOP’s most substantive.  It included an extended exchange on immigration policy, which could be a defining issue in this election cycle.
+1: For his closing statements Ben Carson curiously decided to stumble through the opening of the U.S. Constitution. Earlier, he also referred to Russian president Vladimir Putin as “a one-horse country” – whatever that means.
3. Why wealthier children like more nutritious foods.
Because it often takes repeated tries to introduce new foods to children, parents on tighter budgets can little afford the waste of introducing nutritious – and more bitter-tasting – fare to their families’ diets.
4. Milos Raonic was eliminated from the Australian Open this morning, losing in 5 sets to Andy Murray.
Up two sets to one, Raonic injured his thigh and was forced to hobble through the rest of the match. The 25-year-old from Thornhill, Ont. was seeking to become the first Canadian to man to reach a Grand Slam final.
5. Are we watching the collapse of Twitter?
Joshua Topolsky, founder of The Verge, looks at the failures and missteps that have waylaid the once ubiquitous social network. In the last three month’s the company’s stock is down 50%. And just last week a host of senior executives quit to take on roles at companies like Instagram and Google.
