Tag Archives: economics
Blogging and the iron law of oligarchy
Earlier this year, the New York Times announced (once again) the death of blogging. Immediately, signs of blogging's demise appeared all around me. The Palgrave Econolog, which ranks blogs, went off-line (it's now back). Posts on Worthwhile Canadian Initiative have become less frequent. The latest confirming instance: Scott Sumner is taking a break from blogging.
Worthwhile Canadian Initiative: The April 1st Edition
Economics Departments across the country and around the world are engaged in a competitive struggle with other programs and disciplines for the hearts and minds of young students as they make choices regarding what program of study to enter out of high school. Once in university, the struggle is not over as Economics Departments are […]
Surrogate motherhood: the case for commodification
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have one. So do Elton John and David Furnish, and that woman in the New York Times. They all have children borne by surrogate mothers. In Canada, as in the UK, Australia, France and several other countries, it is illegal to pay surrogate mothers for anything more than their expenses — […]
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