Minneapolis
Riots for thee, but not for me
A funny thing happened on the way to the riots. Left-wing revolutionaries discovered ‘NIMBY!’ — Not In My Backyard. The…
Manners maketh America
When I moved to New York in 2005 to be the Daily Telegraph’s correspondent, the first thing I was struck…
Antifa explained
I was in my hotel room in London when the second wave of riots in Ferguson broke out. The clashes…
Madness in Minneapolis
My City Council in Minneapolis has decided to de-something the police. Defend? Nah. Defund. But by ‘defund’, they don’t mean…
Abolish the police. Then what?
One of the best rules of thumb to emerge from systems theory is Stafford Beer’s famous statement: the purpose of…
Which black lives matter?
There is practically universal agreement that George Floyd was unjustly killed by police officer Derek Chauvin and that his life…
The protests have not ended COVID-19
Remember when peaceful protesters of the economic lockdown were smeared for apparently putting lives at risk by utilizing their First…
A night in an American riot
Race riots have gripped the nation over the past week, eclipsing the peaceful protesters demanding justice for the death of…
Pity the shopkeepers
Small businesses in America have been hit by a devastating double whammy. Stores that managed to survive the economic shutdown…
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
These riots are not just about pent up frustration over police brutality and the murder of George Floyd under the…
Antifa’s white privilege
There is no right to burn down your neighborhood, but it’s always an option. Freedom means choice, and real freedom…
Where is the law and order President?
Donald Trump announced on Twitter this morning that the National Guard is standing by in Minneapolis. The Guard is ready…
Amy Klobuchar’s VP prospects are over
Move over, Kamala — there’s a new bad sheriff in town. After the death of George Floyd at the hands…
Twitter spreads riot porn — but censors a President vowing to restore law and order
If you have been following the Minneapolis riots on Twitter or Facebook, you may have come across an edgy new…
