Scotty Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 I'm not certain what point of debate this might raise, aside from our definitions of what constitutes good government. But I've often found Conrad Black's columns to be quite informative, and certainly well-written. Doubtless, he has a lot of time on his hands to ponder great thoughts, and whatever his other flaws he's certainly an extremely educated, intelligent, and erudite man. Or perhaps it's merely that his thoughts on the governments of the world largely mirrors mine. My year-end column will be a tour of the political horizon, with a reflection on the comparative virtues of good government. But anyone gripped by the fear that I am going to sermonize some treacle about civics at them has nothing to fear. In all of the European Union, apart from a few of the very small states, only Germany, Finland, Poland, and the Czechs qualify as well-governed. They have all kept unemployment and deficits under control, returned to economic growth, and avoided catastrophic immigration policies. It is the last problem that has bedeviled the otherwise fairly commendable Dutch (although their taxes are too high). The World Stumbles On Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
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