From the category archives:
Any American who looks at Canada and sees a mere reflection of the U.S. (or who thinks they already “understand” Canada or know all they need to know about it) is not only predictably ignorant but just as predictably rude. Apologies to the offended – please, do go on and prove that you are the [...]
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Now we know that a whopping 32 states are officially bankrupt, and that apparently, the US government has been engaged in shadow bailouts of these states, i.e., “giving them money under the table.”
In addition, all that money that states borrowed from the Federal government in order to continue to pay unemployment benefits? Now they won’t [...]
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If you’re in the U.S., you may be justified in blaming your banking industry (you definitely are), but just make sure that you know you’re talking specifically about U.S. banks. Not all banks around the world screwed everyone over.
Let me remind you that banking cultures are very different around the world. They don’t all set [...]
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State of the (Economic) Union 2010: is political news now a leading indicator of stock markets?
I can’t remember where I read it recently, perhaps even in the End of Influence, but the consensus among some who know more about it than I do is that stock markets, and most notably the U.S. stock market in [...]
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As soon as I saw this title on the bookshelf, it caught my eye. Since I’ve been trying to curb my spending, I just skimmed it and put it back. Well, I returned a week later and decided to buy it after skimming it again.
I’m not finished with the book yet (although it’s just a [...]
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[N.B.: Dear Peter; as a regular listener of your weekly radio show and vlog, I wanted to say that I appreciate the work you've done. Although not everyone may agree or even want to listen to what you have to say, I respect the consistency and logic of your arguments, which is quite refreshing admist [...]
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