In a democratic age, only the behavior of the authorities is subject to public criticism; that of the people themselves, never.

To make up for its lack of a moral compass, the British public is prey to sudden gusts of kitschy sentimentality followed by vehement outrage, encouraged by th…

In Britain, journalists often view comparisons with our society going back two, three, or seven centuries as more relevant than comparisons going back two, thr…

For intellectuals, everyone's mind is closed but their own.