The Alaa Abd El-Fattah Case and the Limits of Human Rights Law
How did Britain end up granting citizenship to radical activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah?
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When Narrative Outpaces Evidence: The Minnesota ICE Shooting
What four videos show—and fail to show—about a deadly ICE encounter.
The Strange Case of 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 Strange Death of English Justice
The proposed abolition of jury trials for most crimes undermines an ancient English liberty that has protected the people against state tyranny for centuries.
Public Hangings and the Politics of Virtue
Joe Lonsdale wants public hangings restored. History shows they failed—Western societies became safer after abandoning brutal spectacle justice.
The Liberal Case against Human Rights
The philosophy that underpins the European Convention on Human Rights is undemocratic, illiberal, and incoherent.
Liberalism v The Rule of Law
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.
The Language of Independence
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s doctrine of self-reliance has been corrupted by social media, wellness culture, conspiracy theorists, and the “sovereign citizen” movement.
Sexual Perversity in Ontario
An absurd trial, a prurient media circus, and a failure of feminist ethics.
Too Much Monkey Business
The questions at the centre of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial are still contested today.
Hamas Should Never Be Decriminalised
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.
Justice or a Democratic Scandal?
A French criminal court ruling forbidding Marine Le Pen from contesting the 2027 presidential election could throw the country into turmoil.