In The Dispatch, Jonah Goldberg explores the difficulty of clearly defining the often-raised but ever-elusive concept of fascism. Discussing varying versions and analyzing historical regimes unanimously deemed fascist, Goldberg offers the view that fascism is a “political religion” with the simple, maximalist goal of securing as much power as possible.

In Vino Veritas – Or, Whatever It Takes to Get the Truth Out of Such a Crew
Winston Churchill drank his way to saving the world from Nazism and, according to Alec Marsh in Spiked, the old bulldog would fit right in with certain current Parliamentarians enjoying a tipple to endure late-night sittings in Westminster. “Well, why not?” Marsh asks. “Politicians wouldn’t be human if they didn’t.” This news doesn’t, however, sit well with certain neo-puritan scolds from – you guessed it – the Green Party, which on the other hand does support providing free narcotics to welfare recipients.


