So-called "evidence-based decision-making" is very popular these days. Actual evidence is rather less so. Especially of unwelcome things like the collapse of Britain's National Health Service on which ours is modelled. Since theirs is two decades older it offers a troubling preview of what we can expect around 2033. Click here to read the rest.
Watching the United States jump back from the fiscal cliff straight into the 'sequester' is as horrible as it is instructive. Click here to read the rest.
Canadians love to complain about government debt. Unfortunately a general attitude of instant gratification governs our personal as well as public finances. Click here to read the rest.
What's wrong with Americans? No, not their political choices, domestic arsenals or supersized appetites. I mean literally. Why do nearly nine million American workers collect federal disability insurance, one for every 13 with full-time jobs? Click here to read the rest.
Idle no more? Sounds like a plan. We should all stop putting things off or tackling them feebly because they look too much like hard work. Especially Idle No More protestors. Click here to read the rest.