The howling disappointment from the transcontinental elites over the stunning victory for Brexit should come as no surprise. (Tony Blair’s is a prime example.) And David French is astute to point out that the patronizing “history is on our side” mockery that usually accompanies the political successes of the elite progressives seems to have hit a brick wall. What if, after all, history isn’t on the side of the elites? Actually, history doesn’t pick sides; people do. And a small majority of Britons chose against the elite progressives. History, apparently, isn’t cooperating.
In the News
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June 27th, 2016
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June 27th, 2016
Eight suicide bombers attacked a Lebanese Christian village on Monday, killing five people and wounding dozens more, in the latest violent spillover of the five-year Syrian war into Lebanon.
Security sources said they believed the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) was responsible for the bombings in the village of Qaa on Lebanon's border with Syria, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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June 27th, 2016
Several hundred people gathered Saturday in front of the U.S. Capitol for the March for Marriage on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court decision imposing same-sex "marriage" across the country.
The crowd, which included bagpipers from The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and people of all ages, marched several blocks to the U.S. Supreme Court, where they were met by about a dozen protestors supporting the LGBT cause.
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June 27th, 2016
In one of the most significant rulings on abortion in decades, the Supreme Court ruled on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt in a 5-3 decision to overturn state laws designed to regulate abortion clinics in a way that would protect women’s health.
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June 27th, 2016
The Supreme Court has ruled that the state of Texas’ common-sense laws on abortion clinics are unconstitutional. This is a grievous affirmation of the Court’s commitment to a radical abortion ideology, one that puts unborn children, women, and families at the mercy of a ruthless industry.
The Court’s laissez-faire attitude toward the abortion industry reminds me of the tobacco lobby’s work in the legal battles around cigarettes. Nothing but a completely uncontrolled and unaccountable abortion mechanism will suffice. This isn’t “reproductive freedom”; it’s the sacrificing of life and human flourishing for the sake of profit.
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June 27th, 2016
The first new abortion clinic in more than three decades is opening in the US state of Oklahoma, weeks after politicians in the state passed a bill to criminalise abortion.
The measure, which was vetoed by the state's governor, illustrates the deep divisions over the issue.
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June 27th, 2016
World leaders of the Orthodox Church have spoken out in support of Christians and other persecuted minorities in the Middle East.
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June 27th, 2016
There are less than 40 days to go until the Olympics get underway in Rio de Janiero, but so far issues other than sport have dominated the agenda.
From fears about the Zika virus to concerns about the country's economic woes, the 2016 games have so far been overshadowed by a series of events.
Sidney Levy is the CEO of the event.
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June 27th, 2016
It’s a typical Friday afternoon in the city. Amena has prepared an elaborate family meal of dal, rice, stewed greens, pumpkin, chicken curry and fish – her daughter Hafsa’s favourite. Hafsa doesn’t feel like sitting around with the adults, though; she’d rather go outside and play. So she makes a game of it, hiding under the table to avoid eating her greens. Eventually, Amena gives up; but she makes sure Hafsa drinks all her milk before she is allowed to dash off with the neighborhood kids.
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June 27th, 2016
It is a convention in the UK that when a political figure offers leadership on a matter, that is put to the Electorate, and if they are rejected, they resign. So David Cameron rightly resigned his public office the day after the referendum
The Archbishops of the Church of England chose to enter the political debate and used the authority of their office to urge the people of the UK to remain as members of the European Union. Like the Prime minister, their advice was rebuffed by a majority of the electorate.
When the result became known, they slipped out of the political roles they had adopted and slipped into spiritual ones instead. They put their name to a prayer or collect for reconciliation which they released as part of a statement.
Should they consider resigning as David Cameron did?