“A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”

The United States Military Academy Cadet Honor Code, quoted in William H. McRaven The Wisdom of the Bullfrog. McRaven adds that “Below the honor code is the mission of the United States Military Academy. The mission of West Point is not to produce Pattonesque geniuses, four-star generals, or presidents of the United States. The mission is to produce ‘leaders of character’. And the honor code provides the foundation of that character. The code beckons young men and women who aspire ‘to live above the common level of life.’”

“I believe in men who take the next step; not those who theorize about the two-hundredth step.”

Theodore Roosevelt quoted in John Morton Blum, The Progressive Presidents: Roosevelt, Wilson, Roosevelt, Johnson.

“All I can say is, the man who said, ‘Talk is cheap,’ never had to say, ‘I do.’”

Donald Trump, quoted in National Post October 8, 1999

In my latest National Post column I argue that various embarrassing missteps by Canadian educational institutions, among others, show that the woke aren’t just nasty, they’re so narrow-minded they really don’t know anyone with a brain or a heart disagrees with them, let alone why.

This week I was on the National Post “Full Comment” podcast with Brian Lilley to talk about Donald Trump, Canada, and the sometimes unruly revenge of normal people.

In the Epoch Times this week I praised Tom Holland’s Dominion for arguing compellingly that values we consider universal, such as “human rights”, are actually specifically Judeo-Christian in origin and I warned that they are unlikely to survive the ongoing loss of faith.

On CJAD800 with Brian Lilley I discussed the history of jiggery-pokery and worse in U.S. presidential elections.

In my latest Loonie Politics column I take up my dusty cudgel on the crucial point that our whole system of government crumples if the legislators we elect cannot control the executive we do not elect. It was true in the days of Bad King John and George III, and it’s true in those of Justin Trudeau.