Trade and Civilization

Trade and Civilization

Trade is as old as civilization, indeed it is far older. Excavations of old stone age sites will often unearth things like sea-shells or high quality flints or ochre paints that originated far away and must have been acquired in exchange with…

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Stanford University

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Stanford University

On January 30, 1990, the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau was awarded the Jackson H. Ralston Prize in International Law at Stanford University Law School. The prize is awarded for original and distinguished contributions to the development of the role of law…

Funny Money

Funny Money

Yesterday, I dropped by Brasilia’s airport on an errand and on the way out I stopped for a chocolate milkshake at the cafeteria. The last time I was at the airport, two weeks ago, I did the same thing. The only difference…