Encountering Antisemitism
By Max Musson: Since the Charlie Hebdo shootings and the siege of the kosher supermarket in Paris, the authorities on both side of the Channel have gone into overdrive in pandering to Jewish sensibilities, as if the issue of security in the face of Islamic terrorism revolves solely around the security needs of Jews and so much so, that the needs of the rest of us don’t really warrant attention. We have seen the Prime Minister, David…
Who Squeals Wins
By Jane Everdene What happens when those with the most ability, who have risen as a group to become the masters of civilisation, take it upon themselves to regard it as morally correct to help a competing out-group? How about when they take up a philosophy or religion that encourages them to take pity on their competitors and feel guilty about their own success? This is one way to sum up the screwed up thinking…