Some think the welfare state was the 20th century’s greatest achievement; Mark Milke thinks it was achieved by putting future generations deep in hock….

Liberalism’s 20th century victories—and methods—led to its recent demise….

China just cracked down on religion. But they’re not alone: see Saudi Arabia, Iran, North Korea……

Lord Black is properly concerned about prison reform; he is mistaken as to why many Canadians still want longer and tougher prison sentences….

Julian Assange has made war more—not less—likely

Buying and selling human beings never went away; it just went underground….

The reference to women on social assistance in the headline of this 2010 piece by Mark Milke seems harsh and dated, but his argument against subsidies for professional hockey teams is as relevant as ever. Tax dollars subsequently helped build new rinks in Quebec City and Edmonton, although the former still doesn’t have an NHL team and Oilers’ fans increasingly think they don’t have one either. Next up to the trough are the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames, with the latter better positioned to squeeze taxpayers with a decent playoff run this spring.

If the chattering classes want to know why the public thinks crime is still an issue, maybe they should look at how “ex”-criminals get to create new victims all over again….

Let’s get over the collective apology thing; it’s not all that helpful….

A review of Roger Scruton’s Beauty, Oxford Press, 2009, 223 pages, $19.95 Reviewed for C2C by Mark Milke