The deadly derailment in Lac-Megantic dramatizes the hazards of carrying oil by train. But such accidents are very rare and no form of transport is entirely safe. So we should be asking not whether trains should carry oil but how much oil they should carry instead of pipelines. Click here to read the rest.
Here's an amazing number. Over half of children in England and Wales will be born to unmarried mothers by 2016, up from just one in nine in 1979. That's right. The family has gone from bedrock of society to an eccentric arrangement in under two generations. And the most amazing thing is, almost no one is amazed. Click here to read the rest.
How did Egyptians get from celebrating the military departure from politics to celebrating its return in just two years? By not appreciating that self-government in the political sense depends on self-government in the personal sense. Click here to read the rest.
Aaaaah, summer. When young people shed their bulky clothes and show remarkable quantities of ... ink. Seriously, what's with all the tattoos? Click here to read the rest.
Next Canada Day, a year from now, Canadians will be gearing up for the 100th anniversary of the First World War and our nation's glorious contributions to saving freedom in that dreadful conflict. Or not. It's one of many parts of our history we don't hear much about lest it cause controversy. Click here to read the rest.