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History teaches us that no one expects a head-butt. Author of the forthcoming book “The Boom: Oil, Politics, and Culture in Alberta, 1912-1924”
Origin story of Alberta’s oil culture shares ‘chaotic mix’ of ambition, hype, and a dash of fraud: prairiebooksnow.ca/articles/vie...
Origin story of Alberta’s oil culture shares ‘chaotic mix’ of ambition, hype, and a dash of fraud
Alberta and the oil boom are virtually synonymous. Those who study history may know that more than 500 oil companies emerged in Turner Valley following the start of the operation of the first well in ...
prairiebooksnow.ca
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Origin story of Alberta’s oil culture shares ‘chaotic mix’ of ambition, hype, and a dash of fraud: prairiebooksnow.ca/articles/vie...
Lessons from The Boom: Regulation saved Alberta's oil industry.
By mid-June 1914, "Calgary oil" became synonymous with fraud and led to anti-Calgary oil campaigns across the US and Canada.
Regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation—it’s what makes sustained development possible.
By mid-June 1914, "Calgary oil" became synonymous with fraud and led to anti-Calgary oil campaigns across the US and Canada.
Regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation—it’s what makes sustained development possible.
July 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Lessons from The Boom: Regulation saved Alberta's oil industry.
By mid-June 1914, "Calgary oil" became synonymous with fraud and led to anti-Calgary oil campaigns across the US and Canada.
Regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation—it’s what makes sustained development possible.
By mid-June 1914, "Calgary oil" became synonymous with fraud and led to anti-Calgary oil campaigns across the US and Canada.
Regulation isn’t the enemy of innovation—it’s what makes sustained development possible.
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If the U.S. wants to balance trade with Canada, “we will have to sell you less energy,” Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., tells @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. “I don’t actually think that’s what the [Trump] administration wants.”
Watch the conversation: bit.ly/4lQn3LX
Watch the conversation: bit.ly/4lQn3LX
April 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If the U.S. wants to balance trade with Canada, “we will have to sell you less energy,” Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., tells @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social. “I don’t actually think that’s what the [Trump] administration wants.”
Watch the conversation: bit.ly/4lQn3LX
Watch the conversation: bit.ly/4lQn3LX
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April 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A brief description of some of the contents of my new bio, The Boom with CBC’s Rob Brown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq26...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq26...
Why Alberta always seems to vote conservative in federal elections
YouTube video by CBC News
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April 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A brief description of some of the contents of my new bio, The Boom with CBC’s Rob Brown.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq26...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq26...
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It is imperative that Congress take back the power to set tariff rates. Only elected legislators are allowed to raise taxes and only elected legislators should be allowed to raise tariffs — which are simply taxes under another name. wapo.st/4lcJ2fw
Opinion | Trump just imposed the largest tax hike since 1942 without congressional approval
Trump’s tariffs are a tax by another name, and the power to levy taxes lies with Congress.
wapo.st
April 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is imperative that Congress take back the power to set tariff rates. Only elected legislators are allowed to raise taxes and only elected legislators should be allowed to raise tariffs — which are simply taxes under another name. wapo.st/4lcJ2fw
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We don’t have to let Trump wreck our economy with tariffs—that’s a choice.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
April 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We don’t have to let Trump wreck our economy with tariffs—that’s a choice.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
The Constitution gives trade authority to Congress, not the President.
Congress delegated tariff powers to the President and we can take them back.
We have the bills (one is mine). We just need enough support to pass them.
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New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS explaining why Americans have treated Trump's threats to Canada as a joke and why that's wrong.
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
Blame Canada
As I noted on Bluesky, many Americans – including me – have tended to treat Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada as a joke. That attitude is a mistake on our part, but let me explain why we'v...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS explaining why Americans have treated Trump's threats to Canada as a joke and why that's wrong.
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
campaign-trails.ghost.io/blame-canada/
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Is there a reason why Danielle Smith is traveling to Florida on taxpayers’ dime to participate in a far-right talk show that routinely has its content removed for hate speech?
www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
#ableg
www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
#ableg
March 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Is there a reason why Danielle Smith is traveling to Florida on taxpayers’ dime to participate in a far-right talk show that routinely has its content removed for hate speech?
www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
#ableg
www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
#ableg
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.
February 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.
During the 1914 Boom, Calgary politicians and business leaders got a little heated
February 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
During the 1914 Boom, Calgary politicians and business leaders got a little heated
