In my latest National Post column I caution people who wish Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would “do something” about the crises facing Canada, from blockades to COVID-19 to the collapse of the Teck Frontier mine, that in his mind emoting is action. What we really need is for him to do something else.
In my latest Loonie Politics column I deny that the outgoing NL premier should feel “great” about his record given the state of provincial finances.
“These sentences are difficult for the modern reader, who is accustomed to think that the term ‘human nature’ does not correspond to any demonstrable empirical data. But for Spinoza, as for Aristotle, this was not so; nor is it for some contemporary neurophysiologists, biologists, and psychologists.”
Erich Fromm To Have and To Be
In my latest Epoch Times column I say the push to approve the use of Huawei equipment in our 5G network is a classic case of selling them the rope with which they intend to hang us.
“Displacement of ends by means: The desire for a powerful government in order to pursue certain goals seems to have given way to desiring certain goals because they require a powerful government.”
J. Budziszewski "Underground Thomist" email Feb. 25, 2019.
In my latest National Post column I say it’s ridiculous for politicians and commentators to claim the police are not answerable to the people via the politicians we elect.