In todays apparently super polarized world more and more people are rejecting the left right axis as their measure of political positioning. Personally I gave up on political parties and the left right designation in the late 2000’s. Many times have I had to argue that their “I’m a Conservative” Read more…
All countries need and have national security laws that put bounds on the conduct of its citizens and visitors so why if China’s so different? There is an excellent book titled “The Dictators Handbook” which explains in the decades and centuries past, dictators would simply round up and kill the Read more…
The American system of government relies on those in Congress, the President, the Courts, the military and the media to take often difficult principled stands. When people are elected or appointed to positions of power they know this to be true and expect to make difficult decisions, so why do Read more…
Headlines like Yes, oil is dead. Just read the writing on the wall. , The coronavirus pandemic may have one silver lining: the potential collapse of big oil. and Green Party declares that “oil is dead” are not only misleading and inaccurate, but also dangerous. Unfortunately, these types of Read more…
There has been so much pointless coronavirus finger pointing between China and the US in recent weeks that there has not been a substantive discussion about the exit strategy to this or any other pandemic. That does not mean that serious people have not been thinking about how to get Read more…
David Book, Managing Director of Clearview Energy Partners, does an excellent job of crystallizing the known issues and outcomes for the oil and gas industry over the next few years. Topics include: COVID-19 Trump Reelection Russia’s Tax Structure Saudi Pools of Cash De-Globalization Innovation .
The Wuhan coronavirus, now officially named COVID-19, has near constant media coverage and it is now difficult to see the forest for the trees. There is so much information it is easy to loose the big picture. We are now at 50 days with the coronavirus and it is safe Read more…
Have you ever wondered why facts just don’t matter anymore? Take a look at this chart from FiveThirtyEight.com showing public support for removing US President Trump from Office after being implicated in seriously inappropriate actions in 2019/2020. If that isn’t enough look at our popularity charts comparing US President Trumps Read more…
If you want to understand why Alberta is different, just watch this video. We have attended many similar meeting in other Provinces over the years and seldom seen such thoughtful, calm, and well argued positions by members of the general public. If you don’t have time to watch the full Read more…
UPDATE: Jan 28 2020 – Below is the full 110 minute event. If you don’t have that time you can watch our 20 Minute Highlight Reel HERE. ____________ This is the full uncut 110 minutes of Alberta “Fair Deal Panel” Airdrie Town Hall from January 27th at 6:30pm: On Read more…
The worlds thinkers figured out long ago that China is more likely going to grow through economics and not through aggression. That fact does not stop world leaders, most notably Donald Trump, from vilifying the Chinese. After all, a common enemy draws people together and has long been a path Read more…
In this short clip Fareed Zakaria explains that just 1% of US counties produce nearly one third of US output. These numbers were generated by Bloomberg from new statistics from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis report. “…Just 31 counties, or the top 1% by share, made up 32.3% of Read more…
Conventional wisdom says that any American politician that votes against their party’s position will be severely punished by voters and loose the next election. However, that facts do not support this. From Civil Rights, to the War in Afghanistan, to Medicare, to Gun Control, those politicians that voted against their Read more…
This is a followup to our article: Anatomy of an Impeachment: The Complete Timeline of the Biden Ukriane Trump Inquiry The basis of the impeachment of US President Trump is a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky but very few people have heard an audio recording of the call. Because Read more…