Successful private companies benefit from having effective boards of directors. They protect the interests of shareholders - the company’s owners - by hiring and supervising top management, establishing performance standards, and setting management pay. Boards also...
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Nationalism in the Skies and the bête noire of the 21st century
Emirates CEO Tim Clark says the airline industry considers the Gulf giant its “bête noire” –the “monster of the Middle East.” With two-thirds of the world living within eight hours of its Dubai hub, it seems the whole world is now changing planes in the Middle East....
Islanders should take less, contribute more to EI, other programs
Souris Mayor Dave MacDonald recently told the Premiers’ Council on EI that recent changes to the federal EI program are killing his town. Unfortunately, Mr. MacDonald did not note that Islanders receive three times as much as they contribute to the EI program. This...
America Hanging in There Better Than Rivals
The country is shuffling through a very weak recovery, and public opinion remains distinctly negative, with nearly half of Americans saying China has already leapfrogged us and nearly 60 percent convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction.
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Sustaining a Pariah State: Pakistan’s Ignominious Alliance in Afghanistan
The United Nations (UN) was born out of an idea for creating a society of nations, a global community, a brotherhood of nations built on a set of higher ideals. These ideals would give rise to a global village with accountability to each other, including social...
The Endemic Path is the Way Out
The Alberta premier’s plan to treat the coronavirus as endemic was the way out of the COVID crisis. That he is once again adopting restrictions for the province, for the fourth time, does not negate the endemic approach. But his declaration, paraphrasing President...
You Can’t Build a City on Pity
Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist thinks innovative policy makes cities thrive, not more cash
A Conversation with John Norquist (On Cities)
The first of a two part interview with policy innovator Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist
How Rent Control Killed Affordable Housing in Winnipeg
Senior Policy Analyst Dennis Owens discusses how rent control hurts the poor
Nav Canada’s Striking Success
The astounding transformation of Canada’s air traffic control system.
In Praise of a Virtuous Circle
The silliest of seasons exists around global conferences of the United Nations, whether they address racism, poverty, children or the environment.
European Farm Reforms Conservation-Oriented
A wise man once said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” The corollary to that one is, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!”
America: Fair Weather Free Trader
The United States has shown courageous leadership in the war on terrorism, but is losing its moral authority in the battle for world prosperity.
A Conversation with Brian Chamberlin
A conversation with Brian Chamberlin: farming without subsidies.
*Prosperity or Stagnation?
Speech given by Prof. Richard Vedder of the Ukraine on taxation and economic growth