Category Archives: monopoly

Brian Mulroney, the conventional wisdom, and how yesterday’s solutions become today’s problems

Yesterday’s solutions (privatization, deregulation, free trade) are causing today’s problems. Yet old policy habits die hard. When we understand this dynamic, the past decade of Canadian policymaking makes a lot more sense. Continue reading

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The Value of Music, Beatles Edition

For sale on the Mexico City Metro: Two hundred and thirty-seven Beatles MP3s on one CD-ROM for 10 pesos (about 95 cents Canadian). As someone who understands the importance of The Beatles to pop music but wouldn’t cross the street … Continue reading

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