Earlier this week former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Before the verdict was in, two prominent American politicians – Maxine Waters and President Joe Biden – violated the longstanding principle that politicians remain silent about matters before the courts. In the New York Post, Andrew McCarthy tells why these ill-considered outbursts provide grounds for appeal.

France is in the Crosshairs, but the Target is Western Civilization
Theodore Dalrymple in Law & Liberty crystallizes the recent riots in France to a simple equation: “Whole generations have been taught and come to accept that Western civilization consists of slavery, exploitation, and massacre.” Tearing it all down – not merely reforming it – is therefore not just understandable but desirable. Dalrymple disposes of the delusional trope that these are “student” protests, noting the preponderance of Muslim migrants committing the mayhem.
For a luminous glimpse into the singular civilizational achievements the rioters would tear down, read this C2C article by Patrick Keeney.


