The scenes of lawlessness we see in cities like Portland, Oregon that have been playing out on our screens since the death of George Floyd appear to show creeping anarchy as we approach the November election. It appears that the rule of law has broken down. We do not...
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Lies at the Heart of Identity Politics: Why do individuals insist on professing their professional accomplishments through identifying their gender and race? Q: "During the vice presidential debate in the United States, were you struck by Kamala Harris's need to tell...
Destroy a Statue, Destroy a Culture
George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. John A. MacDonald. These men are worthy of remembrance and acknowledgement for their contributions to the great nations of the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, as dead white males, they are also the targets of critical...
Potentially Powerful Pipeline Precedents
Fracking (horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing) has unleashed bounties of US oil and natural gas, dramatically reduced energy prices from their historic 2008 peak, saved families and industries billions of dollars annually, helped create and sustain millions...
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Decoupling and Reshoring From China will be Hard: China Holds Most of the Cards
Several factors have merged to induce Western governments and the firms they preside over, to find substitute supply chains for China-dominant ones that they now depend on. These factors include growing public revulsion at the repressive and persecutory policies the...
Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
In 1970 Milton Friedman, a Nobel Laureate, in his article to the New York Times (The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits) proposed that an enterprise’s primary and sole responsibility was to the shareholder through the maximization of profits....
The Grass Station
Up in Manitoba, Canada, where they care deeply about staying warm, they’re experimenting with stoves that burn pellets of switch grass.
Energy Farming—Manitoba’s Biofuels Future
The Prairies are ideally situated for an exciting new industry that makes ecological and economic sense.
Alex Avery, Center for Global Food Issues, Hudson Institute
In both urban and rural communities, stereotypes and preconceived notions about intensive livestock operations, factory farming, the development of genetically modified crops and the use of crop protection products and fertilizers are rife. Alex Avery offers his refreshingly honest perspective.
The Passing of the Old Guard
As we dance in the New Year, we should consider letting some new energy onto the ballroom floor.
Higher Prices, Fewer Choices – Manitoba’s Rent Control Failure
Manitoba’s rent control policies strangle the supply and quality of available apartments and unnecessarily increase their price.
A Perfect Calm
Professor Allen Mills outlines the comatose state of Manitoba politics – the perfect calm . . .
Freezing Gas Rates Risks Long-Term Pain
Neither consumers nor taxpayers will ultimately benefit from Manitoba’s intervention in natural gas markets.
The True Cost of Fixing Natural Gas Prices
The Manitoba government’s policy of using eletricity profits to subsidize natural gas consumption further distorts an already confused energy market.
To Spray or Not To Spray
Malathion is a safe response to the West Nile virus. It presents no threat to man or beast.