Everyone has heard of Spotify, the popular web player app. Many, however, are not aware that it is a Swedish creation. It was developed not…

According to the United Nations, “Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth.” In his…

A rather modest tax reform has much of the business community and its attendant economists in a bit of a dither. Corporations and trusts will…

When, in the 1980s, we embarked on our binge of free trade agreements, we were assured by their political and business promoters that they would…

If I should ask what the most prominent single feature of American politics is today, I suspect most would say it's polarization, perhaps dangerous polarization.…

Now about my tax dollars. Finance Minister Freeland tabled her 2024 budget Tuesday and, by and large, I approve. The signs are about right: the…

Whenever I do those quizzes that purport to reveal where you fit on the political/philosophical spectrum, they insist I’m a social democrat. This rather surprises…

What is a good job? In most people’s minds I assume that would be something that pays well and provides good benefits, steady employment and…

Reading a very good book recently I was once again reminded of the irrepressible nature of the American economy. The book is Chip War: The…

The economic collapse of the 1930s brought down democracies across Europe unleashing fascism across the continent. Other countries, including Canada and the United States, introduced…