How To Be Right… in a World Gone Wrong

by James O'Brien

hardly anyone is asked to explain their opinions these days; to outline not just what they believe, but why.

James: But how are your values being eroded? Andy: This isn’t a Christian country anymore. James: Do you go to church, Andy? Andy: No.

The conflation of ‘freedom of speech’ with ‘freedom to say silly things without being challenged’ and, more, ‘freedom to insist that people have to listen to me even if they think I’m ridiculous and/or dangerous’ is rarely quite as glaring as in this case.

Schrödinger’s immigrant – the one who simultaneously steals ‘our’ jobs and claims unemployment benefit while leading a life of state-subsidised indolence