Haiti was the first country in the world to abolish the slavery of peoples of African heritage and declare itself a republic.
That was in 1804.
More than 200... » Full Story
After the meteoric success of my last article in The Link, “People’s Potato... Famine?”, the pressure was on to deliver another slice of literary genius pie. Editors at... » Full Story
You wake up from a hangover and your wallet is empty—you briefly remember being kicked out of a cab for not being able to pay the fare—you begin to wonder if during your... » Full Story
Canadians pride themselves on many things: a beautiful landscape, a thoughtful and reserved population, many respected literary figures, and to those in the know, a second... » Full Story
The argument started with five women and a $50 bill. In early 2000, as happens every 10 years or so, the Canadian government redesigned our bills to add security measures, to... » Full Story
German sociologist Max Weber grasped at a “social ethic of capitalism” in 1909 when he tried to figure out the reasons why Protestant Christians—those influenced by... » Full Story
More than just the change in your pocket or the balance of your bank account, the concept of money reaches far beyond basic economics. Ideas about cash flow deeply influence... » Full Story
Like most people who grew up during the consumer age of the 1990s, I was raised to believe that one lives and dies by their credit rating. That didn’t stop me from promptly... » Full Story
Reach into your wallet and pull out a $20 bill—okay, a $5 bill—and ask yourself what it is that you’re holding in your hand. The simple answers come first: it’s money,... » Full Story
It’s that time of year again. Leftover Christmas turkey (or Tofurkey, as the case may be) has long since been polished off, school has long since started, your minimum... » Full Story
The Link Volume 31 Issue 01