In my latest National Post column I say, from hearing a series of outstanding talks at Moses Znaimer's ideacity conference, that the future is here now.

"This is not to say that there may not be a case in justice for correcting positions which have been determined by earlier unjust acts or institutions. But unless such injustice is clear and recent, it will generally be impractical to correct it. It will on the whole seem preferable to accept the given position as due to accident and simply from the present onwards to refrain from any measures aiming at benefiting particular individuals or groups."

Friedrich Hayek in Law, Legislation and Liberty, Vol. 2

"it’s a good thing to have bubbles burst, because you cannot sustain a bubble indefinitely."

Milton Friedman, in an interview in National Review September 28, 1998
 

In my latest National Post column I say controversies over things like high school dress codes show that we modern sophisticates can't even figure out why we're wandering about half-dressed.

"The king [Hrolf, to Bodvar] said, 'I knew when you came here that few would be your equal, but it seems to me that your finest achievement is that you have made Hott into another champion. He was previously thought to be a man in whom there was little probability of much luck.'"

The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki

Cardus' Faith in Canada 150 venture includes The Ross and Davis Mitchell Prize for Faith and Writing. There's a total of $25,000 in prize money, with $10,000 for first place in both the poetry and short story categories. So if it sounds like you, submit your entry or entries by June 30. (The rules and so forth are on this page and the link to submit is at the bottom.)

"Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful."

Aldous Huxley, quoted as "Thought du jour" in "Social Studies" in Globe and Mail July 8, 2004