“My own conclusion, after interviewing him at length one spring afternoon back in 1967, was that while [then-Social Credit leader R.N.] Thompson might not be anti-Semitic, he certainly was anti-semantic.”
Peter C. Newman in Maclean’s April 1, 1996
In my latest Epoch Times column I say the world tour for which our Prime Minister skipped Remembrance Day is, like everything he does, all about him.
In my latest Loonie Politics column I urge all politicians to ponder, if their adversaries are as awful as they claim and they are so marvelous, why it is that voters do not elect them in a landslide at every opportunity.
In my latest Mercatornet column I say the U.S. midterms show once again the fatuity of seeking salvation through elections.
“There is also, just for the record, the cold comfort of knowing that all empires crumble when hubris and militarism alienate even their closest allies, distant wars entangle them in bloody conflicts, and popular leaders are exposed as self-serving frauds. I’m not saying this is especially good news, just that it is history’s lesson.”
Mark Kingwell in National Post March 19, 2003
“When a politician says the debate is over, you can be sure of two things: the debate is raging, and he’s losing it.”
“George Will, political commentator” as “Quote of the Week” “Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #499” from Watts Up With That 11/4/22 [https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/04/11/weekly-climate-and-energy-news-roundup-499/] with “H/t Ron Clutz]”
In my latest Epoch Times column I say the arrogance behind the Prime Minister’s sneering refusal to admit he’s the one who stayed in that $6k/night London hotel suite is a major problem in Canadian public affairs.
“When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.”
Jonathan Swift, as “Quote of the Week” in Watt’s Up With That “Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #488” January 24, 2022