Ian in the library… And out of it…

Talking sense on market meltdowns August 17, 2007

With all the hoopla about the recent downward trend in the markets its easy to lose sight of the big picture. Which in this case is that the market is undergoing a correction and that there will be money to be made in the near future.

Check this out to further my point.

Slow and steady wins the market race.

The more things change… August 7, 2007

CTV: Quebec wants distinctiveness in Constitution… In other news the earth still revolves around the sun… plus ca change…

If we have to open the constitution can we at least strike a deal that benefits more than Quebec? How about starting by forcing the feds to keep the nose out of provincial business… and allowing the provinces to offer services how they see fit… and dropping the stupid bilingual laws… etc.

Guns are bad! July 31, 2007

In an effort to crack down on guns the University of Toronto is closing its indoor rifle range. I mean you never know when someone who has been shooting in a safe environment for years might just go bonkers and start killing people…

Lessons to be learned:
guns are bad
no one with a gun can possibly obey the laws of the land
guns are bad
people who belong to gun clubs are bad
shooting in a controlled environment is the same as shooting innocent people…

just keep repeating it to yourself until it makes sense.

Things of the interest on the web: July 25, 2007

1. Go to Hit & Run and just keep scrolling – I recommend this and this.

2. Is local food necessarily better for the environment? Marginal Revolution looks at an article on the issue.

3. Experts and the mob. Daniel Drezner looks at the continuing controversy in Europe over GM crops.

4. Jay Jardine shows that right now is a pretty good time to buy your car stateside.

5. Johnathan Pearce looks at all the flooding in England right now and thanks his lucky stars for a global economy.