In my latest Epoch Times column I say we hate politicians and they hate us because everybody is behaving badly in the era of self-indulgent authenticity.

“He will not go far who knows from the first where he is going.”

Napoleon at the beginning of his career, according to George Gilder Wealth and Poverty [though actually Napoleon’s career rather gives me the impression of frantic energy without sensible goals].

In my latest National Post column I argue that the lethal yet ludicrous overconfidence of Hamas and its Canadian supporters is rooted in their reading of the Qu’ran.

“The Charter protects citizens from civil government, but it does not police interactions between citizens themselves. The Charter is a shield that protects the citizen from the state, not a sword to be wielded by the state against the citizen.”

André Schutten and Michael Wagner, A Christian Citizenship Guide 2nd edition

In my latest Epoch Times column, I say Justin Trudeau is half-right that his job is not to be popular.

“Deal with a thing while it is still nothing;/ Keep a thing in order before disorder sets in.”

Lao Tzu II.LXIV

“As the Chinese proverb says: Unless we change direction, we will likely end up where we are headed.”

Diane Francis in Maclean’s March 21, 1994

“John Diefenbaker once compared the Trudeau government to a cemetery run by its occupants.”

John Ivison in National Post October 28, 2003 [obviously the reference is to Pierre Trudeau]