I am typing this in Miami, where I have had the privilege of sharing ideas of liberty with some new Americans who know more of its antithesis than almost anyone on this Continent -- Cuban exiles of Castro's regime. One of them, Normando, has spent … [Read more...]

This year marks the 1,000th anniversary of political liberty. When the United States began, the tradition in which it was founded was already 762 years old. As I wrote recently in celebration of this magnificent anniversary, those who would protect … [Read more...]

At many times in the history of the Anglo people, the abuses of liberty by Power (capitalized to indicate the official power of the centralized State and those close to it) have produced such resistance by enough normal men and women who felt their … [Read more...]

Last month I did something I'd done only once before: I went to a range and shot some guns. Lots of guns. All shapes, ages and sizes. This is a very strange thing to do for a guy born British. Guns feature nowhere in British culture. Accordingly, I … [Read more...]

To a first approximation, American political history before the 18th century is British political history. As most American schoolchildren know, in the 17th century, John Locke crystallized the idea that human law should reflect Natural Law, but the … [Read more...]

I am one of those who think we should not forget. Not many people know about Churchill’s German Army. There were a number of Germans and Austrians, many refugees from Hitler, who fought for the British in the Second World War. Some of them were … [Read more...]