Why is Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spending so much money?
Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservative government in Nova Scotia has opened the taps, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to try and fix the province’s flagging health-care system.
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How can we explain excess deaths during COVID-19?
As we move forward into a post-COVID world, how do we evaluate why people have died during the pandemic? And how do we determine and mitigate our ongoing risk?
Are the unvaccinated discriminated against? The Hub Roundtable on Danielle Smith’s recent comments
This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses vaccine mandates in the wake of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recent comments about discrimination against the non-vaccinated, the ongoing inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act, and political and financial strife in the U.K.
Is the age of prosperity over?
You don’t have to be an economist or historian to enjoy J. Bradford DeLong’s new book on the economic history of the 20th century.
Are rising profits fueling inflation?
Inflation is not being caused by greed. The entire increase in average markups in Canada is related to rising global energy and commodity prices.
As Canada lifts its ban on single-game sports betting, what do fans think of the endless gambling commercials?
Twenty-three online sportsbooks are jockeying for customers, and their competition is forcing any Canadian watching a Blue Jays, Raptors, or nationally broadcast hockey game to witness the advertising equivalent of carpet bombing.
The neglect of Canada's armed forces is leaving us all defenceless
The military has experienced growing neglect over the past few decades, which has become particularly acute in the past five years. We are simply spending too little money, and it is beginning to show.
Author and economist Russ Roberts on how to tackle the biggest decisions you'll face in life
This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Russ Roberts on the limits of economics, how to approach the biggest decisions we face, and the importance of relationships to human flourishing.
The future supply of housing is at risk
There is a role for the provincial government to reduce government costs by decreasing, pausing, or altogether eliminating development charges for affordable or inclusionary zoning housing units and purpose-built rental units. It makes little sense to subsidize the sale price of a unit and tax the construction.
Schumpeter sagely foresaw today’s anti-capitalist class
Joseph Schumpeter, one of the early 20th century’s most influential economists, believed capitalism’s very successes would destroy the system from within. Unfortunately, we are headed down the path he predicted.
