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Category Archives: economy
Knowing limits
Adapted from remarks delivered to the York Model United Nations in February 2009, and recently rescued from my drafts folder. In the film The Dark Knight, there’s an exchange between Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth about limits. Specifically, Alfred warns … Continue reading
Learn the name Umair Haque
“The AIG bailout was the most pernicious kind of cronyism – not even crony capitalism, but crony socialism. When we zoom out, that’s exactly what the curiously lopsided payoffs hedge funds get are. .. What was, with the AIG bailout, … Continue reading
Heroes 2008: Peter Victor
Torontoist invited me to contribute to this year’s Heroes and Villains (“the people, places, and things that we’ve either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months”). Below is my hero … Continue reading
Innocent oversight
Dear Rodney, Thank you for placing a carbon tax estimator on the Progressive Conservative Nova Scotia Caucus website. As someone like you who is engaged in our democracy, I always appreciate it when our elected officials make an effort to … Continue reading