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‘The offence of “scandalising the court” is obsolete.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
Greta’s very corporate children’s crusade
Behind the schoolgirl climate warrior lies a shadowy cabal of lobbyists, investors and energy companies seeking to profit from a green bonanza
The road to hell for the mentally incapacitated
The weasel words of disability rights may be well-intentioned, but they mask institutional cruelty and deprive caring parents of their say
Cry, the rapidly crumbling country
President Ramaphosa has won the election but his position is fragile: South Africa faces poverty, inequality and corruption almost entirely self-inflicted by the ruling ANC