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Do U.S. Presidents Matter for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction?
Do U.S. Presidents Matter for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction? The answer is not what most people will expect Rare glimpse of the Energy Policy control panel in the White House Situation Room Pop Quiz! Before reading on, please provide your best guesses matching the presidential administration with with the annual rate of carbon dioxide emissions […]
Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Pipelines; It’s Bad Policy Decisions
Alberta’s Problem Isn’t Pipelines; It’s Bad Policy Decisions Bitumen prices are low because the province has ignored at least a decade of warnings. In 2007, an Alberta government warned that bitumen prices could eventually fall so low that the government’s royalty revenues — critical for its budget — would be at risk. Photo via Government […]
When America’s Fiscal Crisis Hits, Be Forewarned that Tax Increases Will Make a Bad Situation Worse
When America’s Fiscal Crisis Hits, Be Forewarned that Tax Increases Will Make a Bad Situation Worse When America’s fiscal crisis hits, remember that raising taxes will only exacerbate the problem. At some point in the next 10 years, there will be a huge fight in the United States over fiscal policy. This battle is inevitable […]
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explains the Growth of Government
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explains the Growth of Government Why do democracies lead to ever-growing states? We’ve all found ourselves at least a few times in our lives listening to friends or relatives complain about voter apathy. If only voters properly researched policies and politicians, everything would be better, we hear. Unfortunately, the incentives just aren’t […]
Minimum Wage Fallout Is Caused by Government, Not Businesses
Minimum Wage Fallout Is Caused by Government, Not Businesses Employees don’t magically become more productive because businesses have to pay them more, so they need to make up the losses elsewhere. Both in Canada and in the U.S., many jurisdictions have “listened” to the people and enacted feel-good legislation like increasing the minimum wage, sometimes […]
Missile False Alarm in Hawaii: How Wrong Buttons Can Wreak Havoc
Mobile phone users in Hawaii saw this message. Missile False Alarm in Hawaii: How Wrong Buttons Can Wreak Havoc Should the survival of humanity hinge on bureaucratic protocols? On Saturday at 8:05 am, residents of Hawaii were terrified by a text message that said a missile was heading their way, and they should “seek shelter […]
So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief?
So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief? There is no possibility of eliminating corruption in government. The idea of having government assist after a natural disaster sounds great. It makes us feel good. Houston floods? Send millions. New Orleans floods? Send hundreds of millions. Puerto Rico? The place is a mess and needs […]
Bringing Back the Draft Won’t Stop Unnecessary Wars
Bringing Back the Draft Won’t Stop Unnecessary Wars Conscripting soldiers neither stops unnecessary wars nor makes the death toll more egalitarian. Every now and then the old argument that the draft should be reinstated pops back up. Most recently it appeared here at The American Conservative in a piece by Dennis Laich and Lawrence Wilkerson that contended America’s […]
Post Paris, Are Canada’s Internet Privacy Laws at Risk?
Post Paris, Are Canada’s Internet Privacy Laws at Risk? Attacks may renew calls to go beyond Bill C-51 and restrict encryption technologies. The Paris attacks have also escalated calls to reconsider plans to reform Canadian privacy and surveillance law, a key election promise from the Trudeau government. Photo by Garry Knight, Creative Commons licensed. As […]
Research Confirms ExxonMobil, Koch-funded Climate Denial Echo Chamber Polluted Mainstream Media
Research Confirms ExxonMobil, Koch-funded Climate Denial Echo Chamber Polluted Mainstream Media A new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science (PNAS) shows that the climate denial echo chamber organizations funded by ExxonMobil and Koch family foundations produced misinformation that effectively polluted mainstream media coverage of climate science and polarized the […]
