Identity politics assume your race, gender, religion, age and other factors are major determinants of one’s views and actions. It’s a throwback to an earlier and regressive age. Mark Milke explains…

Aruna Papp burst into Canada’s national consciousness when she undertook a study about the cultural factors behind honours killings in Canada. Now, Papp, along with some help from journalist Barbara Kay, has released a new book recounting her personal journey to Canada, which is reviewed by C2C’s own Mark Milke. Rather than say Canadian society is the problem, Papp argues that cultural beliefs often prevent female emancipation.

Several millennia ago, Aristotle asserted that man was different from the animals because only he had the gift of (thoughtful) speech. The cursing generation seems intent on erasing that distinction as Mark Milke explains…

When Canada’s Aboriginal population suffers these days, at least some Aboriginal leaders are to blame—and not racism or a denial of rights. That’s why a recent open letter to China’s president from some native chiefs was disingenuous. Mark Milke explains ….

An expensive Quebec separatist says adieu. C2C Journal’s Mark Milke argues it’s long overdue….

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Salman Rushdie Affair. After the publication of his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, many Muslims accused Rushdie of blasphemy and the next year Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa ordering his death. Among Rushdie’s most vocal defenders was Christopher Hitchens, whose full-throated defense of free speech reminded us of what is at stake. After Hitchens’ untimely death in 2011, Mark Milke penned this tribute to Hitchens and why he mattered.