My new book has now been announced by the publisher, #FromDemocracyToFascism Get your library to pre-order, so you will be first to read! @routledgehistory.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

My new book has now been announced by the publisher, #FromDemocracyToFascism Get your library to pre-order, so you will be first to read! @routledgehistory.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social

What a patronizing body language! How can that be a featured children's book? It does though reflect what my daughter says about #hockey boys: they are toxic - stay away. (I hope this is an inappropriate generalization, but ... not sure). Seen at @westernu.ca Bookshop

Good-bye US government bonds? "The return no longer matches the risk when PFA looks at US government bonds, which is why it said goodbye to this asset class" - The Danish Academic Pension Fund Nothing to do with politics, they say. Too high risk relative to returns. borsen.dk/nyheder/fina...

“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/UvwCdoBh

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

Hard-hitting commentary by the @financialtimes.com "Canadian prime minister’s legacy as one-time UN envoy and clean power advocate undermined by energy shift" www.ft.com/content/e5a0...

"resource-intensive AI platform bubble in which the US dominates cannot last. A market correction will shift attention to alternative models. This will in turn create new opportunities for Europe, which has strengths in applied AI... build the most trusted AI stack..."  www.ft.com/content/0308...

A year ago, I chose a quote from Mark Carney's book "Values" to motivate reflections on what 'global leadership' means in the global economy. I wonder if the quote was well chosen, or if, in fact, he himself remembers what he has written ... bookstore.emerald.com/advances-in-...

Now in print: our Academy of Management Perspectives paper on competition policy in the digital age. We argue that the principles underlying EU competition policy are sound, but they need to evolve to capture the new sources of market power in the platform economy. journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5...

Spy used to be in the pay of the other side, not your own. #Gullaume #Witkoff

We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate. Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓

For no particular reason, I am thinking of Munich today. in 1938, the West celebrated the Munich Agreement as preventing a major war. Historians regard it as a massive failure and "a byword for the futility of appeasing expansionist totalitarian states." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_...

we can handle #snow. we can handle slow clearance of #footpaths. But snow being dumped from the road onto the footpath makes walking a nightmare! Photo: #LDNONT Windermere at Richmond, Monday eve wet sludge, Tuesday morning frozen sludge

Join us on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 12:30pm as we welcome Prof. Klaus Meyer, Ivey Business School, Western University to our Research Seminar Series. Prof. Meyer will be speaking on, "National Socialists infiltrating a University: A Micro Historical Investigation." #westernu

“We have two purposes: the first is to see as many international residents as possible participate in the elections. The second is to show them that they are welcome,” @martinlidegaard.radikale.dk #dkpol cphpost.dk/2025-10-24/n...

Canada not on track to meet 2030 climate targets, report finds

Although many ecosystems can weather several years of moderate drought, consecutive years of extreme dryness push them past a tipping point, resulting in dramatic declines in plant growth, researchers report in Science. https://scim.ag/4ogN9I8

‘Motherhood penalty’: Working moms are paying a steep price amid return-to-office orders

My daughter: “If this were a movie, something would happen at this mailbox!” No, #CanadaPost is on strike; nothing happens here today. An opportunity to think about the pros and cons of street mailboxes instead of home delivery. #LDNONT

New sign: the expensive renovation of @westernu.ca Chemistry Parking lot (that removed green strips and 5 trees) REDUCED the number of parking spaces by 5% to accommodate larger cars. Why do people need a pickup truck to commute to work? No wonder we need to put more green spaces under concrete

Studying @history: What is more depressing, how quickly people discard their values when a new authoritarian leader rises to power, or how quickly these turncoats get tossed out once the new leader doesn't need them any more?

Update: the trees visible at the left and right edges of the right-hand picture have been felled this morning. @iveybusiness.bsky.social

Yes, @westernu.ca, we are #AllinWesternU....

why is it today that the Economist publishes this story, which makes no reference to any contemporary events?

It seems I am not the only one who sees fewer #Monarch on my walks around town this year. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Larry Cornies’ editorial hits right on the mark. London needs a better balance between development approvals and our mobility infrastructure. lfpress.com/opinion/colu... Yet this council is full-speed-ahead on approvals without adequate regard for traffic implications. It’s simply not sustainable.

A strategy of extending the car-based infrastructure to bring even more cars to campus, reduces safety for walkers and cyclists, and pushes nature away from people is harmful for sustainable development and the mental health of students, staff, and faculty.

As I am nearing completion of my book "From Democracy to Fascism", I struggle how to communicate in a single Chapter the events in Germany in Jan to Apr @1933. How can words express how quickly cruelty won out, people discarded their values, and opposition voices were silenced by intimidation?

At @iveybusiness.bsky.social and @westernu.ca, we enjoy the benefits of a biodiverse natural environment. With this rich neighborhood comes responsibility. Let us protect it! PHOTO: view of the Ivey building from the West.

Die Hölle von Auschwitz vor Gericht#Auschwitz#Auschwitz-Prozess

Competition is the lifeblood of a market economy; market concentration usually leaves consumers and suppliers worse off. These insights shape competition policy yet are difficult to apply in the digital economy. Our new paper reviews the EU approach. Stay vigilant! www.ivey.uwo.ca/impact/read/...

Calls for more milkweed, international conservation plan as monarch butterfly population dwindles

Just re-upping this old piece of mine in light of things to come. theconversation.com/ukraine-isnt...

Competition is at the heart of a market economy, market power undermines its benefits. Big issue in the digital economy: “Regulators have begun to understand digital business models better ... and identify potential market power abuses.” A summary of our paper: www.ivey.uwo.ca/impact/read/...

“Nasa data reveals dramatic rise in intensity of weather events. Extreme events such as floods and droughts are becoming more frequent, longer-lasting and more severe, study says.” Obviously. That’s what #ClimateChange does. Makes the bad things more likely, and worse. More likely. And worse.

Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says

Fake military glory: "The authenticity of relics alleged to have come from the Waterloo battlefield is often questionable, with dealers frequently offering items without any verifiable provenance." sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea...

Bosses love to talk about company culture. But which firms actually get it right? Explore our interactive tool https://econ.trib.al/GzAOjl8

Dear @robert-habeck.de‬, in the interest of your reputation, I suggest to explore #Canada for your next career step!

📊 Data update: We've just updated the data in our charts on carbon pricing. This data lets you answer questions like: – What share of CO₂ emissions in different countries are covered by a carbon price? – Which countries have a carbon tax? – Which ones have an emissions trading system?

Can the #EU can use competition policy to counter #US trade war? Yes it can! All is needed is rigorous application of the tools developed in recent years, including the Digital Market Act. Our new paper (written before #Trump) explain how it works. journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/...

New Paper in #IBR - my first theory paper in many years "Organizational legitimacy as a core concept for theorizing on business in emerging economies" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @iveybusiness.bsky.social

Some very clear and blunt assessments on US trade policy. Glad to see an economist not hiding in the ivory tower.

The FT View: This was no 'liberation day' for America. If Trump gets his way, the US economy will be isolated from the very system that has powered its century-long rise, writes our editorial board. www.ft.com/content/2145...

"Das werden wir verhindern" Zwei Unipräsidentinnen und ein Unipräsident über den autoritären Umsturz in den USA, Bedrohungen der Wissenschaftsfreiheit bei uns und die Frage, wie sich Hochschulen gegen einen Demokratieverlust zur Wehr setzen können. Im Podcast: www.jmwiarda.de/2025/03/31/d...

#1 hit in Canadian primary school today www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gL0...

"Global leaders carry global responsibilities. That is a heavy burden. The purpose of global leadership scholarship is to help them." What do we really mean when we say #GlobalLeadership? New Paper in #Advances_in_Global_Leadership www.emerald.com/insight/cont... @iveybusiness.bsky.social