Northern Reflections
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Submitted by owengray
on April 11, 2009
In Category: Politics
A discussion of Canadian and American public policy and other topics of note
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Putting a Myth To Bed
A particularly potent myth has been circulating for about a decade. It is that the world's economic problems began with the fall of the Worl...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 13, 2011
Inherit The Wind
Forty two years ago, I was preparing to teach my first classes. I had spent the summer at the University of North Carolina, studying John De...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 9, 2011
One Good Man
Recently I have despaired that there was such a creature as a wise Republican. But I took note this morning of a piece by Charles Fried in T...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 7, 2011
The Second Great Contraction
The American economist, Kenneth Rogoff, suggested this week that we stop referring to our present economic woes as The Great Recession, and...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 6, 2011
It's Always Been About Jobs
Many people criticize Paul Krugman for being too shrill. But, after all, the policy elites have chosen not to take his advice; and, as econo...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 5, 2011
The Witch Hunt Has Begun
When historians look back at the Harper Government -- remember, that is its chosen moniker -- I suspect they will point to this summer...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 4, 2011
Misreading Your Opposition
Storm clouds continue to gather around Nycole Turmel. She is not the first federalist politician who has flirted with Quebec nationali...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 3, 2011
Putting The Children In Charge
Joe Nocera's column in today's New York Times will be quoted often in years to come. He and a few others -- like Paul Krugman and Robert Rei...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 2, 2011
This Is A Better Idea?
There are many around the world who are resting easier this morning. But Paul Krugman isn't one of them. He writes that the deal which Presi...
Source: Northern Reflections | August 1, 2011
Tea Party Time
Amid reports that Democratic and Republican leaders have reached a budget deal, Jeffrey Simpson's analysis of American politics, in to...
Source: Northern Reflections | July 31, 2011
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