Can Tulips Help Us Understand Bitcoin?
The events of Tulipmania are often used as a cautionary tale to warn investors of the dangers of market speculation, with many comparing Tulipmania to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Although the price of many cryptocurrencies has been…
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MIR Meets: Henry Olsen
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Henry Olsen, a columnist for The Washington Post and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. They discuss Doug Ford's recent re-election win in Ontario, the center of opinion in the Republican…
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Crypto Bros and Tax Woes
Beyond the unfindability of non-fungible tokens on tax forms, it is as difficult to understand how Bitcoin transactions are taxed as it is to understand how Bitcoin works.
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Step Up or Stay Quiet: The International Battle of Abortion
The overturn of Roe v. Wade is not only a struggle for the future of America’s abortion access, but also a battle for women across the globe.
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Review Radio: Public Education Policy in Quebec
Host Ali Shabani sits down with Cindy Finn, the director-general of the Lester B. Pearson School Board. They discuss the evolving use of technology in schools, the implicit expectations that its policies place on marginalized students, and…
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The Plastic Pandemonium: A Bodily Experience
As plastic consumption continues to rise, the human body is becoming increasingly plasticized. Recent discoveries of plastic waste particles in human blood and lungs have opened up speculation of negative human health risks, though evidence…
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The Everlasting Fight for Democracy in Nicaragua
Over the last three years, human rights abuses and the deaths of hundreds of protesters have revealed the repressive nature of the Ortega regime. If change is to occur, Nicaraguans will have to confront the dictatorial husband-and-wife team…
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‘Zero Covid’: At What Cost?
China's zero-COVID approach involves indiscriminate and mass PCR testing, forced quarantines, and indefinite lockdowns. In affected cities, suicides are becoming more frequent as businesses suffer, and a lack of food and basic necessities…
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MIR Meets: Moshe Lander
Host Andrew Xu sits down with Moshe Lander, an economics professor at McGill University. They discuss Lander's journey as an economics professor, the misconceptions surrounding our current inflation crisis, and whether or not an economics…
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Macron en Afrique : un mandat au bilan mitigé
Alors qu'Emmanuel Macron vient tout juste d'être réélu pour un deuxième mandat en tant que président français, il se montre déjà plein d'ambitions vis-à-vis le continent africain. Mais qu'en est-il de son premier quinquennat? Que peut-on…
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