Max Fawcett | The Walrus

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Have We Been Thinking about Inflation All Wrong?

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

For decades, governments have done all they can to keep inflation down. But maybe letting things run hotter is exactly what we need

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Business

What We Can Learn from the Fall of MEC

January 20, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

The company’s failure is a warning to co-ops across the country

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January/February 2021 / Living Rooms

How to Save the Middle Class

December 2, 2020January 29, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

Our vision of the good life is stuck in the twentieth century. It’s time to reinvent it—starting with home ownership

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Politics

Why Canada Won’t Go Broke

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

According to a controversial economic theory, racking up government debt from COVID-19 might not matter

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COVID-19 / Politics

How Universal Basic Income Will Save the Economy

May 4, 2020May 12, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

Until recently, the idea lived on the political margins. Then the pandemic changed everything

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April 2020 / Politics

The New Separatists

March 31, 2020April 2, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The roots of western alienation date back generations. Here’s why the latest secession movement looks different

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Business

How Tim Hortons Became a Political Prop

March 23, 2020March 9, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

Polarization has infiltrated Canada’s most iconic brand

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Politics

What Jason Kenney’s War Room Is Costing Alberta

January 14, 2020March 6, 2020 - by Max Fawcett

The province’s failure to consider climate risk may lose it billions in global investment

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Politics

How Ranked Ballots Could Strengthen Our Democracy

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 - by Max Fawcett

Trudeau has supported the voting method since he ran for Liberal leadership. It’s time to make it law

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Democracy / October 2019 / Politics

Political Polls Are Flawed. Can AI Fix Them?

September 26, 2019March 31, 2021 - by Max Fawcett

Polls are a key source of information. But the process is outdated and the results are often inaccurate