Michael Brendan Dougherty in National Review offers a historical view of populist eruptions which, he writes, signal a disconnect between governing institutions and the people. While conservatives and populists aren’t natural partners, Dougherty argues that we are living through unique times in which the elites are set against conservatives as well as the people at large.
Where the Courts Just Aren’t Cricket
Judicial reforms in Britian will soon allow pre-sentencing reports for cases involving “an ethnic minority, cultural minority, and/or faith minority” offender. With these reports meant to argue for a reduction in punishment, Frank Haviland observes in The European Conservative that the unmistakable belief behind the move is that “only white men deserve to feel the full force of the law.” Welcome to two-tier justice, British-style.
