Over the weekend, I attended a news conference for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Regent Park Aquatic Centre, which is part of the overall Regent Park Revitalization project. It’s a near $15 million facility that features a huge waterslide, private stalls for swimmers, a Tarzan rope and many other aspects. This was a jointly-funded […]
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Striking Union Thugs Shut Down Hostess
The news that the baker’s union strike effectively shut down Hostess should be sobering news to Americans and a wake up call to the damage that unions and their coerced wages do. Of course most of the coverage in the mainstream media is sympathetic to the union workers and condemns Hostess for shutting down. And […]
‘I, Pencil: The Movie’ takes a free market look at the creation of a pencil
This week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a short animation film about the creation of a pencil, how it’s made and how it benefits families across the globe. It’s adapted from a 1958 essay by Leonard E. Read titled “I, Pencil: My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read.” In 1996, it was reprinted […]
Ron Paul: The real issue is that the U.S. is bankrupt, headed toward fascism
This week, retiring Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul gave his last speech in the House of Representatives. It was a 48-minute speech and was one of the most influential speeches he has ever given. It was not in front of thousands of people, it was not delivered on primetime television and it wasn’t a much […]
Gary Johnson talks disappointing election, future in politics with John Stossel
Former Republican New Mexico Governor and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson didn’t win the presidential election, but he did generate more than 1.2 million votes last week. This is the second highest of all-time right behind the year 2000 when the party garnered 1.6 million votes. Despite the party reaching more than one percent […]