In my latest National Post commentary I urge Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau to have his Advisory Council on Economic Growth to concentrate on removing government barriers to growth.

Aaaargh. An alert reader notes that, in a Scarecrow moment, I reversed Sir Henry Maine’s famous phrase in this column. Open societies are of course based on contract not status, not the other way around.

In my latest National Post commentary I explain why Greg Selinger should not be reelected in Manitoba even if as a rule you support his NDP.

In my latest National Post column I argue that the laughable spectacle of ISIL cutting the free energy drinks and chocolate bars for its jihadis underlines an insurmountable as well as tragicomic contradiction in efforts by traditional societies to fight off modernity.

In my latest National Post column I say the state has escaped from control by citizens and we need to strap it back down. It’s time to tackle the infamous “root causes” of bad government in Canada and reclaim our heritage of liberty by cleaning house constitutionally.

In my latest National Post commentary I urge the federal Liberals to recognize that deficits are bad for the economy and for government finances and to reject the Harper legacy of running them to “stimulate” the economy. (NB “While deficit spending may have a beneficial short-term impact” was an editorial insertion and I do not agree that it is a possibility.)

In my latest National Post commentary I warn the federal Liberals not to mishandle the problems of Alberta and Bombardier respectively in ways that remind us of Brian Mulroney’s disastrous 1986 decision to shift the CF-18 maintenance contract from Winnipeg to Montreal.

In my latest National Post column I say that Britons' choice between the EU and self-government shouldn't be hard.