Northern Ireland
Collusion Cut Both Ways In The Troubles
In May, Gerry Adams told Prince Charles he wanted justice. But he should be careful what he wishes for—Sinn Féin too has much to hide
Scandalising Judges
‘The offence of “scandalising the court” is obsolete. Judges who are traduced should either rise above it or sue for libel’
Unravelling the Rule of Law
‘To dignify the thugs of the “Real” and “Continuity” IRA with the name of dissident is to insult real heroes like Sakharov, Solzhenitsyn, Sharansky, and Bukovsky’
Unfamiliar Troubles
‘The claims made for the Northern Irish peace process are unproven—but they are also unhelpful to the point of uselessness’
The Cruiser
Conor Cruise O’Brien (1917-2008): A tribute to Ireland’s greatest modern public intellectual
The Terrorist Threat to Business
Luke Johnson, entrepreneur and business commentator, discusses terrorism’s growing menace with historian Michael Burleigh and Standpoint editor Daniel Johnson
Majority rule; minority rights
It is folly to treat UK race relations as totally divorced from the rest of human experience. We need to look at the larger global picture
American revolutions: Rewriting the language of the unheard
‘Dissenting viewpoints — for example, the belief that America is not an intrinsically racist country—are shunned as further proof of racist pathologies’
The favourites
From Piers Gaveston onwards, controversial courtiers have a long history in British politics.How unusual is Dominic Cummings?