I disagree with you on this one smyle. People are born with and without certain character traits. Leaders have specific traits that people respect. People can change their habits and develop personality

The definition is a real problem. If what we are looking to trace is how specifically western Europe (and perhaps just a few countries) emerged from more or less status quo human civilizations to the sparks

Love the article. One of the things I've found as a bachelor (Canadian) however, is that eating out vs. cooking for myself is dam near even in cost (add up utilities, time, food). Depends a lot on your

If the goal of law is to be impartial, hence Lady Justice's blindfold, crimes against important individuals should not be treated differently. An interesting distinction you made was that certain individuals

That's some good bashing. The other side: Alberta is big, nearly the size of Texas. Rocky Mountains west, prairies South & East, and more wilderness than you can shake a stick at to the North. Its

Intrigued... Sauce?

Definitely no denying the horrible intentions of the Nazis. An interesting consideration is that WW1 and WW2 is really just 1 war with a one sided, 20 year cease fire. The conditions of the cease fire

Great post!. All skills require time committed to learning them. A daily routine is great because it 'forces' participation. The hardest part is starting and maintaining through the first learning curve,

I like the concept of the article, but we shouldn't forget that we do live for tomorrow. Decisions made in the present have consequences in the future. And for gods sake, put your phone down during a concert,

China's housing market is likely the worst in the world in terms of valuation. Tens of millions of apartments are empty as their price is too high - caused by excessive liquidity. There is no such thing

Although it may not fit the timeline of US plans for disruption in the region, Libya was also planning on a gold backed exchange for their oil prior to US invasion......

Do you have any sources to show the volume of equity purchasing by banks?

I would recommend. It also has an interesting legal battle that might be relevant for your future posts. Look at Battle of the Glen (also good).

A classical liberal approach would also permit that no historic buildings be saved or maintained. The value placed on historical buildings, like anything, isn't unanimous. If an owner wants to demo a castle

Would love to hear what you think of Glen Breton (Canadian)

There is nothing wrong with people trying to 'control' risk factors in there life. If I accept the risk that my neighbor may steal from me and I choose a defense agency to limit this risk, this is a positive

China arguably has greater economic and social problems than the U.S. They will have to change their country in an unrecognizable way if they intend to be the next world superpower - starting with abolishing

I can't source this but I read that if you look at total traffic that has passed through this region you would find statistically that the volume-to-incident ratio is not much higher than other regions.

One of the fascinating things about our past is we vary rarely immortalize moral people. The individuals who have the largest effect are the ones remembered. Conquerors, villains, thieves... I like your

Some great points. Another point (or at least to elaborate on), female psychology drives them to fulfill the a 'house wife' roll. Human evolution gave male and female different responsibilities for our