Sunday, February 28, 2016

The challenges of electing an old American president

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A recent article in Politico Magazine points out something I hadn't really thought about, namely that the front runners in the US Democr...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

The Oscars can never be all things to all men/women

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The Oscars are with us again, and, as always, privileged people with way too much time on their hands are looking for something to complain ...
Friday, February 26, 2016

A demographically representative Supreme Court?

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I was intrigued by an article in the paper showing the breakdown of the members of the US Supreme Court , prompted by the recent death of Ju...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Disinterring Pablo Neruda will prove nothing

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I see that Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's remains have been disinterred, and a Canadian and Danish team are poking through the bits looking...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Who knew that old fatwa was still in force?

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Who knew the Iranian fatwa against Salman Rushdie was still in force? The fatwa, or religious edict, for killing Salman Rushdie, author o...

Budget deficits are OK - it's the debt ratio that really matters

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With Canada's budget deficit looking to be closer to $30 billion than the promised $10 billion this next year, the question arises is: ...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

To Brexit or not to Brexit

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At the risk of getting irretrievably bogged down in British internal politics and disappearing down the proverbial rabbit hole, I want to l...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

What does a negative interest rate really mean?

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I am reading more and more about negative interest rates , and so I figured it was about time I got my head around what that really means. ...