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The lure of convenience: Why a national digital ID system is a really, really bad idea

May 25, 2025 by Kurt Cobb

Convenience has become a central selling point for practically every consumer product or service. But it can be a perilous lure when it comes to our online interactions with government.

Categories Society, Society featured, Uncategorized Tags government policy, Identity card Leave a comment

Who should pay for the costs of climate change?

December 15, 2020January 9, 2013 by David Morris

Who should pay the costs of climate disasters? In light of the current debate in the United States about federal assistance to Hurricane Sandy victims and the recent debate at the recent Doha Climate Conference about international assistance for climate change victims, that has become an increasingly pressing question for humankind.

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Understanding Our Oil-Related Fiscal Cliff

December 15, 2020December 5, 2012 by Gail Tverberg

The United States’ fiscal cliff is very much related to several changes we have been going through recently, and will likely continue to experience: 1. High oil prices (more than triple their level ten years ago).

Categories Economy Tags Energy Policy, government policy, Oil, societal crises Leave a comment

Can we hope for change now?

December 15, 2020November 9, 2012 by Craig A. Severance

Barack Obama has won, and now his supporters and detractors alike are hoping America can move forward to tackle our toughest problems.

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Ontario’s Local Food Act: More maybe than act

December 15, 2020October 23, 2012 by Wayne Roberts

To get a handle on the Promoting Local Food Act tabled in the Ontario legislature on October 4, it helps to know the difference between government support and government policy. If you choose door 1 and get support, you’re in luck. If you choose door 2 and get policy, that’s the booby prize.

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