Canada has an international reputation for progressive health policies, take for example its publicly funded healthcare program and its assisted dying laws. While one has gone the route of using existing legislation to help individuals apply for exemptions, another is encouraging policy changes that would allow doctors to seek access […]
The anonymous founder of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, solved the hard problems associated with digital scarcity with a white paper in 2008, and launched Bitcoin in 2009. After that invention, numerous other projects came in its wake. There are now over 8,000 separate digital assets that CoinMarketCap recognizes. Of these, Ethereum […]
Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020. Compounding the industrial imbalances are transport woes plaguing consumer and […]
A lot of people seem to think this is a sign of pending economic growth. But in his podcast, Peter Schiff said it’s really a sign of inflation. Most of the investment world continues to focus on the stock market and they’re not really paying attention to what going on […]
«I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump, or how we got here,» Dorsey began a lengthy Twitter thread. Offline harm as a result of online speech is demonstrably real, and what drives our policy and enforcement above all. « While there are clear and obvious […]
Jack Webb died in a Halifax hospital on Feb. 1, after sitting in a chilly emergency room hallway for six hours and being bumped from a room by another dying patient during his five-day stay. Over the last few months, there have been a flurry of stories from patients across […]
Capitol, President Donald Trump and a dwindling circle of advisers plan a defiant final week in office, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump is confident Vice President Mike Pence and members of his cabinet won’t attempt to remove him under the 25th Amendment, the people said. One adviser […]
A multi-year drive to reduce exposure to U.S. assets has pushed the share of gold in Russia’s $583 billion international reserves above dollars for the first time on record. Gold made up 23% of the central bank’s stockpile as of the end of June 2020, the latest date for which […]
2020, A Year Unlike Any Other Spot gold closed at $1,898, an increase of $381/oz or 25.12%, the eighth-best annual return in 50 years. Gold, measured in every currency, made all-time highs by a wide margin. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed the U. Gold is the primary beneficiary […]
Dorsey and his plutocratic allies may have the ‘right’ to strip-mine all opposing views from their platforms, but they should not simultaneously be allowed to preach that they are speaking truth to power A palace guard: Sire, the peasants are revolting. The King: You can say that again. It’s an […]