In my latest Mercatornet article I say the extended version "making of" DVDs show that The Lord of the Rings film trilogy was an amazing logistical and creative achievement that unhappily missed much of the moral point of Tolkien's masterpiece.
"Do unto others as they would like to be done unto"
Attributed to "various U.S. management consultants” in Globe and Mail March 10, 2000 p. A18.
"the telescope through which we can see the star upon which we dwell."
G.K. Chesterton defining religion, quoted in Gilbert Magazine Vol. 8 #1 (Sept. 2004)
"I would rather lick fire ants off a stick..."
Blogger Dale Franks of QandO.net re a now forgotten piece of political maneuvering, quoted by John Fund in The American Spectator March 2006
My latest crowd-funded documentary project "Israel for Canadians" is now live on Kickstarter.
Too many Canadians have somehow acquired a mistaken impression of Israel as a regional bully, a fortress under siege, an intolerant, chauvinistic or even theocratic culture, or a colourful museum. I want to dispel all such illusions, showcasing its technological achievements, its contemporary culture, its environmental movement, its vigorous debates on everything from religion to security, its very real security challenges and its inhabitants' abiding desire for peace.
If you value the only democracy in the Middle East, a dynamic, open society, an ally of the West, the home of one great world religion and the birthplace of another, please visit Kickstarter and make a pledge.
Because as the late George Jonas once put it, "Truth unasserted is a lie unopposed."
"Pain is not suffering"
Slogan on a Nike ad featuring Olympian triathlete Simon Whitfield in Globe and Mail August 27, 2008
In my latest Looniepolitics column I explain why the apparently reassuring numbers in this thing called “EQUALITY + GROWTH/ A Strong Middle Class”, which seriously was the federal budget’s title, are actually worrisome.