“what William James charitably called ‘earnest and helpless minds.’”

Daniel Boorstin The Genius of American Politics

In my latest Loonie Politics column I warn that, as a rising tide lifts many boats, one that suddenly recedes leaves a lot of things broken and stranded, and that unsound government programs will be conspicuous among them.

“In a series of alarming graphs – alarming even to those who don’t find all graphs alarming…”

William Watson in National Post January 2, 2002

In my latest Epoch Times column I say one lesson of COVID-19 is that it was a serious if predictable mistake to think appeasing the Communist Party of China would tame it.

In my latest National Post column I say we need to weigh the real dangers from the pandemic against the real and rapidly growing dangers from the lockdown.

“Misfortune is a point of view. Your headache may feel good to an aspirin salesman.”

Tony Robbins Unlimited Power

“He consistently achieves the standards he sets for himself.”

Another double-meaning letter-of-recommendation line floating around on the Internet - I don't know the origin.