A collection of 80 posts
The Islamist grandson of Hasan al-Banna convinced many Western liberals that he was a moderate because he promised to bridge a divide many feared could not be crossed.
The case of Bao Phuc Cao—released without a conviction after secretly filming over 100 women in public toilets—reveals that Melbourne’s judiciary is drastically out of step with the public understanding of the purpose of criminal justice.
The Supreme Court has just invalidated Trump’s tariff agenda. But the economics were already doing that.
How did Britain end up granting citizenship to radical activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah?
How human rights law led the UK to roll out the red carpet for a man who expressed hatred of white people and support for killing civilians.
The proposed abolition of jury trials for most crimes undermines an ancient English liberty that has protected the people against state tyranny for centuries.
The philosophy that underpins the European Convention on Human Rights is undemocratic, illiberal, and incoherent.
Two recent Australian Federal Court judgments illustrate the good things that the rule of law may confer on a society, even when it conflicts with ideals like freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
An absurd trial, a prurient media circus, and a failure of feminist ethics.
The questions at the centre of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial are still contested today.
The campaign to remove Hamas from the UK’s list of proscribed organisations is not about defending free speech or political dissent. It is about legitimising jihadist warmongering.
A French criminal court ruling forbidding Marine Le Pen from contesting the 2027 presidential election could throw the country into turmoil.
The state should not assume the right to end the lives of its citizens at will.
Victoria’s proposed hate speech legislation forces feminists to choose which is more important to them: the restriction of misogynistic speech, or the protection of their own political speech.
When a gap opens between what the law punishes and what society believes should be punished, people lose respect for the law and are more likely to violate it.