In Spiked, Brendan O’Neill peruses panicked headlines about a global heatwave. High temperatures have come along before, O’Neill notes, and humans can cope well – maybe even having more fun in the sun. Statistically speaking, extreme cold kills far greater numbers. O’Neill urges everyone to calm down, enjoy the sun and fortify for the future.
Disorder Begets Disorder; A Case for Broken Windows Policing
In the City Journal, John McMillian revives the case for the “broken windows” theory of policing, which emphasizes dealing with minor offences such as disorderly behaviour because, if left unpunished, such violations beget more and worse crimes. McMillian retells the history of broken windows’ stunningly successful implementation in New York City in the 1990s – and calls for the policy to be applied once again.