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Plague Update: Emergency (Department) Over
If society organized and chose even a month to focus on preventing sick people from wandering around and flying everywhere, we’d wipe out more influenza like we did 6 years…
Globe and Mail Letter
Attention economic policy nerds! Today’s Globe and Mail contains a letter to the editor from yours truly, in which I critique a theoretical model known as the Laffer curve. To…
How Neoliberalism Leads to Libertarianism to Mad Max
Despite its misleading name, neoliberalism is not a liberal, progressive, woke, or left-wing ideology. It is a deeply far-right economic policy that aims to benefit the rich, the businesses, and…
The “oil” sands—an artificial market
I believe in free markets—in their place. That place is when they best serve the... The post The “oil” sands—an artificial market first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Warning! False Flag, War, Fascism & Collapse, Coming Fast
False flag warning as Europe and the West face economic and political collapse: What is rapidly escalating and accelerating, and rapidly coming to a climax, is a confluence of crises…
Debt Crisis Grows, Collapse & System Reset Approach
It used to be considered banana republic realms when the debt to GDP ratio of a nation exceeded 60%. Today, the Western nations are running at 100-140% debt to GDP.…
A Big Picture Overview – And An Urgent Warning!
(An open letter to Hrvoje Moric, at Geopolitics & Empire) Excellent discussion, as always, Hrvoje. After four decades and over 100,000 hours of research, studies and writing on geopolitics, political…
Why is there never enough?
Calgarians and Edmontonians have had enough. Growth, that is. Recent surveys indicate a majority of... The post Why is there never enough? first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
Do voters have the same interest as billionaires and corporations?
British comedian Frankie Boyle says the main purpose of conservative parties today is "to convince voters struggling through austerity that they have the same interests as billionaires and corporations."
Cryptocurrency and War – Cousins in Absurdity – Challenged by AI
Cryptocurrency – a way to supposedly create wealth by wasting massive amounts of water and energy to do meaningless computer calculations that solve no actual real life problems or serve…
Please, for the love of glob, stop making re-usable bags!
You know how before the plastic bag ban came along to save us from the scourge of bags-of-bags stuffed into closets or drawers, to be maybe reused once as doggy-doo…
Economic power = political power
The video embedded here is not the least bit critical of its subjects. There is no discussion of wealth building through tax benefits, strategies that eliminate competition, or the use…
Canadians have a thing for Canada Post
In these times when institutions are often faced with mistrust, if there’s one Canadian institution... The post Canadians have a thing for Canada Post first appeared on Views from the…
TD Bank Money Laundering
I think many people are familiar with HSBC doing something bad like this, but TD Bank is especially disappointing as I’ve used them all my banking life.
Bond Markets Collapsing – This Is Giant
Bond markets are collapsing.This is giant. Financial collapse approaches again. To the skeptical I say, remember, I was one of the five people in the world on record as having…
Am I optimistic and, if so, how is that even possible (Part 2)
Part 2: The decline of the collective Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman argued that across the global west we’ve organized ourselves such that our collective action problems — what we can only…
Avoiding a tariff while saving the climate
Justin Trudeau’s government introduced a carbon-pricing regime with two components: a levy on fuel paid... The post Avoiding a tariff while saving the climate first appeared on Views from the…
Orange Monday or MAGA Monday?
Time will tell which name will go down in history books. But April 7, 2025 will be up there with Black Monday (October 19, 1987) and Black Thursday (October 18,…
Orange Monday or MAGA Monday?
Time will tell which name will go down in history books. But April 7, 2025 will be up there with Black Monday (October 19, 1987) and Black Thursday (October 18,…