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Smart Links 05 December 2012
Paul Summerville • décembre 5, 2012

Commentary on taking the fiscal plunge, Canada’s provincial nominee programme, Beveridge’s shadow, the danger of settling old scores, the French economy buckles, when will history happen, and the strong Canadian dollar's positive impact on the economy.

Go ahead, make my day.

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Smart Links 20 November 2012
Paul Summerville • novembre 20, 2012

Commentary on China and climate change, income inequality in the United States, Canadian energy tipping point, the positive impact of immigration on native education outcomes, and the joys of moss art.

Can China lead?

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Smart Links 21 October 2012
Paul Summerville • octobre 20, 2012

Commentary on fun with facts, immigration mistake, central bank worries, goner Greece, and inequality.

Romney and Ryan play wac-a-stat.

Business Week -- The War Over Economic Facts
Lies filled the Long Island air on Oct. 16 at the second debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Evidence.

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Smart Links 08 August 2012
Paul Summerville • août 7, 2012

Commentary on getting kids out of house but not home, global rethink on unequal outcomes, Germany and Italy at each other’s throats, celebrating us, and 67 years ago a bomb dropped.

Time to get a place of your own.

Los Angeles Times -- A loving mother's advice: Hit the road, son
I love my son dearly, and I was looking forward to seeing him, but I couldn't face another summer living with him.

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Smart Links 26 July 2012
Paul Summerville • juillet 25, 2012

Commentary on the opportunities from global migration, Spain’s downward spiral, avoiding taxes, Indian partition, and another big baseball contract.

21st century global migration offers great benefits to those countries smart enough to take advantage. (ed’s note: Miami is the city with the world’s highest foreign born population (51%), Toronto is fourth (45%), Vancouver is seventh (39%).

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Smart Links 03 July 2012
Paul Summerville • juillet 2, 2012

Commentary on the reasons countries fall apart, Conrad on the United Nation’s bungled mission, in praise of immigration, running out of growth lubricant, strange times in Myanmar, a new economic strategy for Japan, and for some Canada’s greatest achievement is a publically funded health care system.

10 sad stories.

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Smart Links 12 June 2012
Paul Summerville • juin 11, 2012

Commentary on inequality’s dangers, a different path, what if China accepted immigrants, Japan`s `Western` citizens, economic sabotage, more China slowdown proof, Israel at risk, and the Liberals need to say what needs to be said.

‘Of the 1%, for the 1%, by the 1%’.

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Smart Links 12 May 2012
Paul Summerville • mai 11, 2012

Commentary on Greece exiting the Euro, economic smoke and mirrors, taxing churches, and shifting choice in Canada`s immigration strategy.

Greixt.

Financial Times -- Greece is falling out of Europe
The people of Greece have rejected austerity.

Related.

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Smart Links 07 May 2012
Paul Summerville • mai 6, 2012

Commentary on the death of the middle class, on-line university, rule of law in China, unlocking creativity, and the case for 60 million Canadians by 2050.

“The competition is maddening!”

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Smart Links 28 November 2011
Paul Summerville • novembre 28, 2011

Commentary on the deep political problem with the Republican Party, the break up, why infrastructure spending in China could spur consumption, the cost of stupid immigration policy, and talking about dying.

Scary audience.

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