“Social questions are the vital questions of today; they take the place of religion.”

Beatrice Webb in her diary in 1884, quoted in Gertrude Himmelfarb The De-moralization of Society

In my latest National Post column I say GM closing plants after swallowing huge government subsidies teaches a sharp lesson… for those willing to learn.

In my latest contribution to the Economic Education Association of Alberta’s “Been There, Done That – Shouldn’t Have” series I recall what happened last time governments started borrowing as if there was no tomorrow and then it came anyway.

Later this month Brigitte and I will be in Edmonton to take part in the "Essentials of Freedom" conference organized by our friend Danny Hozack. You can find more information about the event, and the other fine speakers, here.

My latest video in the Been There, Done That, Shouldn't Have series is up. https://youtu.be/gnyslOe87tA

In my latest "Been There, Done That, Shouldn't Have," I try to kill deficit spending and bury it alongside its author. https://youtu.be/5AfzMWkCn0o

In the second instalment of “Been There, Done That… Shouldn’t Have” (a FreedomTalk.ca project) I point to the cautionary tale about King Midas to warn against governments looking to get money for nothing in order to hand it out. For information on the project or to subscribe to the newsletter please contact Danny Hozack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tvM8O15_yY