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1. The less work required, the happier we’ll be

   A common view is that work is fundamentally a "good" thing. After all, if people don't work, they'll sit idle and not be able to provide for themselves. While the idea is simple enough, it has some powerful, albeit ...

2. Clinton and Trump—similar policy prescriptions that may not bode well for the U.S. or Canada

   The highly contentious presidential campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump often seems less about policy and more about trading insults, personal attacks and generally being unpleasant. This was particularly true in Sunday& ...

3. Is there any economic justification for concern over immigration?

   Last month, the voters in Britain opted to leave the European Union out of a desire to control immigration policy. In the Republican primary, both Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Donald Trump enjoyed broad support for proposing significant ...

4. Free trade under attack in U.S. primaries

   One of the lessons coming out of the U.S. presidential primaries is the electorate's broad rejection of free trade. On the Democratic side, Senator Bernie Sanders' popularity has in part been driven by his anti-free trade ...

5. Donald Trump: the best Democratic candidate for the Republican presidential nomination

   Donald Trump has emerged as a legitimate candidate for the GOP. The latest poll has Trump leading the Republican field with 25 per cent. What is interesting, however, is that Trump's policies could probably be best described as ...