Monday, May 04, 2026

A generational ban on smoking

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I don't know anyone who likes smoking. Even people who smoke don't tend to like smoking. Most countries have been discouraging it (i...

Canada Strong Fund is many things, but not a sovereign wealth fund

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The Carney government has made a big song and dance around the announcement last week of the Canada Strong Fund, which it calls "Canada...
Saturday, May 02, 2026

Winners and losers from the US-Israeli war on Iran

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An analysis of the winners and losers in the US-Israel war on Iran involves a long list and a short list. Among the losers can be listed: t...
Friday, May 01, 2026

Proof that Canada's economy is too dependent on the USA

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I came across.an interesting graph - I do like a good graph! - in an article about how maybe Justin Trudeau was not the economic Antichrist ...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Trump selects a Surgeon General nominee purely based on merit

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And now, right back to... Donald Trump.  Trump's new nominee for the vacant position for Surgeon General is someone called Nicole Saphie...

UAE leaves OPEC - should we care?

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As of tomorrow, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will officially leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) , the cartel t...

Two tech billionaires face off

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The press is fairly salivating over the prospect of two tech-bro billionaires facing off agaist each other in court in California. It invol...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

How bad is the Iranian economy?

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Here's an eye-opening article about the parlous state of Iran's economy after two months of battering by American and Israeli force...