GeneralBailouts now, damn the consequencesWhen you’re standing in the midst of an economic storm, it’s hard to see more than a few feet in front of you. The actions...
GeneralHow to save banks and start trade warsDoes anyone else find the following argument scary? Canada’s banks are supremely healthy, best in the world even, and if we...
BusinessFreedom 95?The stock market is in free fall, and the economy is just beginning to suffer. Will you ever be able to retire? Well, that depends . . .
BusinessWhat could you buy for $700 billion?How about a coffee a day for all Canadians . . . for 45 years
BusinessIt’s going to get worseWhy the Wall Street bailout—if it ever comes—won’t save America’s economy or ours
GeneralDamned if you bailout, damned if you don’tLast week, the $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan was universally panned as a horribly-bad, no-good idea. This morning, with...
GeneralThe New Communism: A Citizen Blows a BundleAmidst its excellent coverage of the big Wall Street bailout package, today’s NYTimes contained a full page ad that consisted of...
GeneralPaulson’s follyI’ll be writing a lot more about this in the upcoming issue, but at the risk of getting ahead of myself, I have to express my...