The appointed president of the European Commission, a certain Jean-Claude Juncker, has just warned that if Greece leaves the Euro zone "we would put ourselves at risk because some, notably in the Anglo Saxon world, would try everything to deconstruct the euro area piece by piece, little by little." A spokesperson later clarified that when he said "Anglo Saxon world" he probably didn't mean the British personally so much as the loathsome "markets and speculators" one naturally associates with the wretched English-speakers of this world. A lovely thought phrased with exquisite tact. But why is it a warning? It strikes me as high time someone did it.
My latest for the IRPP asks re the new Liberal tax policy how our expectations for clarity and fairness have sunk so low.
My latest for the National Post holds up a mirror on the mess that is modern government budgeting.
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My latest for the IRPP asks how Ontario legislators can pass a vast new social program whose details have apparently yet to be determined.
My latest National Post column gazes into Britain's navel and sees freedom receding.
My latest Policy Options post asks what we are supposed to do if the Court gets it wrong. Answer: Nothing. And that's not a good response.
In my latest National Post column I criticize the notion that we can find the answers to moral questions in a math textbook.