Woke up this morning to find my case study on AE financial statecraft published in Just Money - one of my faves. What a treat!

New issue of Finance and Society hot off the press - and an electrified annual conference! See Vol 11, No 2 ⏭️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... And pending works by F&S heavyweights ⏭️ financeandsocietynetwork.org/wp-content/u... Big thx @finandsoc.bsky.social for supporting means of production.

The special section on Central Bank Scientization in @finandsoc.bsky.social is now official out in Volume 11, Issue 2. Read all the papers here ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Many thanks to @aminsamman.bsky.social and Nathan Coombs for their support in the editorial process.

Inflation Busters - the Bank of Canada's own video game. Just came across this doozie. To play, click repeatedly on the "SPIN" button located below the $10 bank note. www.bankofcanada.ca/banknotes/ba...

Very happy to see my first article submission out in Finance and Society. The article explores how the Government of Canada actively resisted 'Americanization' of the Canadian monetary-financial system amid the 1980s trend toward financial globalization. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I've always had a strange relationship with nationalism, especially loud forms, since pushing on it often tends toward absurdity and performance. That said, this piece seems exactly appropriate for the occasion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiK...

We put up a proposal that lays out a way for users to declare whether/how they want their data to be used by things like generative AI or public archives, check it out on github: github.com/bluesky-soci...

In our current existential crisis, Canadians risk overlooking our internationalist commitments. My latest piece explores how the next Government of Canada can act to revitalize our middle power status while preserving the liberal ideals we helped institute: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

How do you annex a country economically? One place to start is its banking system. See my piece in The Conversation for risks to Canada's monetary sovereignty from meeting US demands for greater foreign bank access

Building bridges and blueprints / stemming the scramble.

A timely old-but-goodie. Pretty clear which path we're on. Now the question is: any way(s) back? www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdBV...

I'm delighted to announce that my presentation on the "Prospects for the Future of Canada-CARICOM Relations," given at the Canada-Caribbean Institute's 3rd Annual Research Symposium, is available online (bit.ly/4jwNwwW).