For a surprising number of people, worrying about company logos is on the consumers’ agenda.…
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Effective philanthropy
So often when the telephone rings, it is a telemarketer asking for a charitable donation. Whether…
Oil prices defying gravity
Every time we stop at a gas station we are astonished at the high price we have to pay for…
Big shots in business now have diminished authority
It is not surprising that corporate executives believe that they are important. Frequently, they…
The lower the better
Our political leaders ignore the one change that could reignite the economy: cutting or eliminating…
The spread of singledom
One of the more amazing (and disappointing) trends nowadays is the spread of singledom. Being alone…
A mixed blessing
Central banks almost everywhere, the Bank of Canada, the U.S. Reserve, the European Central Bank,…
Government and gambling don’t mix
Controversies have been raging across Canada about the introduction of more gambling casinos, most…
Outrageous behaviour
For quite some time now, it has become apparent that governments, particularly the United States…
Effective boards
For a long time directorships on corporate boards have been merely sinecures, rewards to retired…
Creative destruction
Economists hold forth about the effects of the creative destruction; it is what makes capitalism…
Policy makers’ mess
A recent book by Martin Wolf, an esteemed commentator published in the London (England) Times,…
Why the difference
Most of us have noted that the sticker price of goods in Canada is much higher for the same things…
A new trend
Up until recently we felt that the workforce appeared to be so young, notably to the police and…
A mixed blessing
Plans are afoot in the United States to privatize the National Air Traffic Controllers…