Reading the most recent post of Levy (known back in Blighty as `the unthinking man's Derek Thomas' -- though I have always thought that Derek Thomas himself fulfilled that role quite adequately) reminded me of the radical writer and critic, William Hazlitt, who, in an essay entitled `On the Feeling...

The trial of outspoken Dutch politician, Geert Wilders,is a great example of the kind of problem ( crisis being such an overused and overhyped word) faced by liberal democracy: a man on trial for stirring up hatred again Muslims by using his freedom of speech. It is, of course, arguable that it is...

CNN reports that bias (i.e., hate crime) charges are being considered in the sad case of the young man whose sexual encounter was secretly broadcast on the internet by a couple of students at his college. The whole issue of hate crime/bias is rather complicated and, frankly, speaks to the...

Jordan J. Ballor, over at the Acton Institute, offers a thoughtful response to my piece on work and dignity. Many thanks for this ; it contains much food for thought.