Views from the Beltline

Two economic “problems” confound our policy-making. They appear distinct, yet offer a very promising relationship. The first is population decline. Outside of Sub-Saharan Africa, the…

When the American/Israeli attack on Iran hit the news, and the world heard that supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had left office in a body…

The heads of large corporations are perhaps the most powerful men in the United States. And not the least among them are the CEOs of…

I often forget how different we are from Americans in some important ways. I was reminded of this recently while perusing a survey by the…

The American administration has been expressing concern lately about the “decline” of Western civilization. The villain is Europe. Chief purveyor of this notion is Vice…

A recent article in Science Daily expounds on the trials and tribulations of the American middle-aged. It appears that compared to both earlier generations and…

Four professors at the University of British Columbia, represented by the libertarian Canadian Constitution Foundation, are suing the school. The plaintiffs claim that the university’s…

Sometimes one wonders about the connection of religion and morality. We currently have a trio of world leaders who are both heavily influenced by the…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith never misses an opportunity to trash Ottawa. Last Thursday, as part of her announcing some questions her government will offer on…

A little island just won a big court case. The tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire, a special municipality of the Netherlands, won a ruling in…

“The End of Arms Control” read the recent headline in The New York Times. The article was marking the United States and Russia allowing New…

No institutions have put more people into the middle class than unions. They were largely responsible for turning a job in manufacturing into an entry…