Trump in Britain

by Peter Hitchens

Watching this grotesque performance, I was filled (as I so often am these days) with sorrow that so few British children read or study Shakespeare anymore.  Continue Reading »

16 Jul 2018

Brexit and Enlightenment Man

by Dan Hitchens

The terror and dismay of Remainers have helped to demonstrate the non-existence of Enlightenment Man, the thinker who stands only on logic and waves away every distraction. Continue Reading »

19 Feb 2018

The Very Model of a Modern Catholic Statesman?

by John M. Howting

Though drawing the ire of his older colleagues, Euroskeptic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is gaining a large following among British youth. Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2017

Unity and Independence

by David T. Koyzis

If we abandon the peculiarly modern quest for strict equality of treatment, it should be possible for the E.U. to function with its member states unevenly integrated into the whole. Great Britain could remain part of the E.U. while, fully in accordance with subsidiarity, claiming as much independence as it needs and can handle. Continue Reading »

28 Jun 2016

Leave Wins

by Mark Movsesian

Like most Americans, I paid little attention to the Brexit campaign. It seemed a foregone conclusion. The prediction markets were signaling that a vote to leave the E.U. was a long shot; the polls indicated that Remain was comfortably ahead; the stock markets were quiet. Besides, anti-E.U. protests . . . . Continue Reading »

27 Jun 2016

The Transformation of Belfast

by Sandra Czelusniak

The first word that comes to mind on visiting Belfast in 2008 is change. Continue Reading »

4 Jun 2008