Confusing correlation with causation is a common mistake for people to make. Often, this mistake is the result of sloppy thinking, such as the case with this article here.
Today, President Bush gave an eight-minute speech on the economy, which was meant to reassure the markets. “This is an anxious time,” said Bush. “But the [...]

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Piracy and DVD sales are putting the theaters out of business… or so we’ve been told. I managed to take this picture while driving around downtown1 a few days ago2:

It turns out that a new movie theater is going into a plaza around Sheppard and Don Mills. This isn’t your average run-of-the mill [...]

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With global warming all the rage in government, the media, and the scientific community; and the recent introduction of the new Liberal carbon tax plan, a lot of talk has focused on the issue of who should be footing the bill for our increasing energy use. Whereas proponents of the bill think that Canadians [...]

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No, this isn’t going to be a political rant about the war in Iraq, or our dependence on (foreign) oil. I want to look at the price of gas, and tackle the assertion that gas prices are too high, and that high gas prices are a bad thing.

We often complain that we (Canadians, but [...]

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Gas Strikes: Do they work? No.
There’s a new fad sweeping the internet: gas strikes. These aren’t really strikes; more like boycotts. The idea behind them is that if you choose to boycott gas stations in your area, the collective power of consumers will force gas companies to lower their prices. It sounds [...]

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