http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/ Eclectic views on economics, policy, sports, etc. en-us 2008-05-17T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210988839.shtml Despite his protectionism, despite his fiscal profligacy, despite his over-reliance on Cheney et al. and the lack of WMD in Iraq, I like Bush's sense of history when he recently said... EclectEcon 2008-05-17T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210788615.shtml As a regular blogger, especially about myriad topics, I received a complimentary one-year subscription to the on-line version of Encyclopaedia Britannica (h/t to Craig Newmark!).... EclectEcon 2008-05-16T17:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210904202.shtml One of my favourite places that we visited during our trip to the Maritimes was Cheticamp, on the western coast of Cape Breton Island. The landscapes and seascapes seemed as if... EclectEcon 2008-05-16T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210712134.shtml When we were planning our trip to The Maritimes this spring, The Interpreter said she wanted to visit PEI, so we looked into various places to stay there. It turned out... EclectEcon 2008-05-15T17:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210790694.shtml Irena Sendler died at the age of 98 on Monday, May 12th. She was a brave Polish social worker who helped save the lives of hundreds, and probably thousands, of Jewish... EclectEcon 2008-05-15T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210767309.shtml Today's Globe and Mail carries a scurrilous opinion piece, billed as a web-exclusive comment, asserting that Israel's war in 1948 was an act of ethnic cleansing.... EclectEcon 2008-05-14T12:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210709301.shtml Nearly a year ago, I started playing around with Google Earth, a fascinating programme that allows one to view different portions of the earth from different perspectives (thanks to Duncan,... EclectEcon 2008-05-14T06:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210630448.shtml Most of us know that, for the most part, the mainstream media have a serious anti-Western bias. Nobody says it better than Rebekah, who started her posting by noting that... EclectEcon 2008-05-13T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210540875.shtml We happened to end up in Caribou, Nova Scotia, the first day the lobster fishers were allowed to go out to drop their traps for the season. They would load their... EclectEcon 2008-05-12T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210415941.shtml Over the weekend, The NYTimes led with a story that as gasoline prices rise and are expected to remain high, many commuters are switching from driving to using public transportation.... EclectEcon 2008-05-10T10:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210182253.shtml Is it appropriate for the university to bar the tax authorities from receiving information about a student's class schedule?... EclectEcon 2008-05-09T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1210132098.shtml As I was growing up, we used to wander in these woods a lot. It was here I learned to identify wintergreen plants — we were able to eat the... EclectEcon 2008-05-08T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1209973324.shtml Along the Bay of Fundy, licenses for lobster fishing sell for about $750,000 for the right to set around 350 traps. Add to the price of a license, the costs of... EclectEcon 2008-05-07T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1209971494.shtml If you ever decide to visit The Hopewell Rocks, we highly recommend that you stay there for two nights and a full day so that you can see the rocks... EclectEcon 2008-05-06T05:05+00:00 http://econoclectic.powerblogs.com/posts/1209969641.shtml During our recent trip to The Maritimes, Ms. Eclectic, The Interpreter, and I visited The Hopewell Rocks, an amazing geological site along the western edge and near the top of... EclectEcon 2008-05-05T06:05+00:00