Evildoers and Their Art
by Peter HitchensEric Gill and Roman Polanski are both guilty of revolting crimes. But should we be punished by being deprived of the results of their undeniable talent? Continue Reading »
Goodbye to the European Union
by Peter HitchensI hoped that Britain would leave the E.U. as part of a counter-revolution against all the errors of the past fifty years—and that this would involve the destruction of the British “Conservative” Party. Continue Reading »
Faux Americanization in Britain
by Augustus HowardBritain’s courts are becoming, as America’s already are, unelected tools of politics, losing proportionate credibility as impartial arbiters of justice. Continue Reading »
Human Dignity Redefined
by Peter HitchensIn Britain, the belief that God created male and female has been declared “incompatible with human dignity.” Continue Reading »
Britain’s Constitutional Crisis
by Paul YowellThe U.K. Supreme Court is importing American-style political litigation—attempting to use the courts to win victories that are properly won only through political action. Continue Reading »
The Judicial Usurpation of Parliament
by Peter HitchensParliament can look after itself when faced with a tricky prime minister, and doesn’t need lawyers or courts to do so. Continue Reading »
Boris Johnson's Challenge
by Carl R. TruemanCan Boris Johnson achieve Brexit? And can he do so without destroying his own party as a political force? Continue Reading »
Why I Became Muslim
by Jacob WilliamsGrowing up in twenty-first-century Britain, I was often struck by a feeling of anomie. Around the time I was born, John Major tried to evoke a vanished past by conjuring “long shadows on county grounds” and “old maids bicycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist.” As for my . . . . Continue Reading »
Britain's Identity Crisis
by John William SullivanAn enormous political realignment is afoot, sidelining Britain’s cosmopolitan and liberal elite Continue Reading »
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