In my latest National Post column I say the reason official Ottawa is so inert in the face of rising inflation, beyond the usual smugness, is that if interest rates go up public borrowing will become unsustainable. (As in the US, where it’s beyond the more general issue of rage rather than Canadian-style complacency paralyzing debate.)

On Jan. 12 I was on NewsTalk Sauga 960 to discuss my National Post column on the Pope’s remarks about the selfishness of choosing pets over kids, and the self-absorbed response of some commentators.

In my latest National Post column I lampoon self-centred objections to the Pope calling preferring pets to children selfish.

In my latest Loonie Politics column I suggest the reason Canadians have been docile in the face of harsh and often arbitrary pandemic measures is that we are becoming a nation of sheep who bleat “I am a rebel” in unison because the government told us to.

In my latest National Post column I say the cycle of COVID lockdowns is like a bad remake of Groundhog Day, where no lessons get learned

In my latest National Post column I say that politicians and voters need to make a New Year’s resolution to think about why bad things are happening and how to stop or reduce them instead of just wishing them away.

Included below this fine piece by Terence Corcoran in the Dec. 24 National Post, you’ll find brief recommendations for “Ten essential books on capitalism” including two by me. Blurbs, alas, not books. But it is an honour to recommend both Hazlitt and Friedman.

For the National Post’s “NP Platformed” I wrote about what politicians might contemplate in the light of the Star over Bethlehem… as might we all.