The invaluable power of healthy skepticism
Usain Bolt became the fastest human being ever by eating – wait for it – Chicken McNuggets, not following the latest health care fad…
Beaverbrook: A Canadian who liked to win
Relentless and focused, Max Aitken wasn’t squeamish about cutting corners to get what he wanted in business and politics…
God save the Queen – so she can save our country
When (not if) democracy fails, Canada’s constitutional monarchy could well save us from a descent into political anarchy…
Alberta’s future economy rests on next federal election: author
David Yager’s new book From Miracle to Menace examines Alberta from the perspective of its dominant oil, gas and coal industries…
Anti-Alberta bigotry clothed in environmental clichés and platitudes
It is anyone’s guess how long Albertans will put up with this assault on their interests and insult to their self-respect…
Timely advice on how humanity can avoid self-extinction
The author of A 21st Century Economics for the People of a Living Earth, is convinced that we’re threatened … but not doomed.…
Jim Bouton’s impact reached far beyond the baseball diamond
The Ball Four author was a significant social activist, speaking out about apartheid, and exposing small-town government and media corruption…
A summer business read that could change your life
How much more could you achieve in business and life if you just focused on doing fewer things?…
The unsung heroes of Waterloo
The Longest Afternoon, by historian Brendan Simms, provides depth, nuance and new insight…
Want to write a book and get published? Here’s what you need to know
Terry Whalin of Morgan James Publishing explains why the author is so important to the marketing process and why e-commerce alone won't get the job done…