I am offended #2 The Wrong Side of History

I am offended, disturbingly offended, every time these days I see or hear the words "the right side of history". This was the argument used by Liam Walker QC, who urged a jury to be on "the right side of history" by acquitting four louts (sorry, defendants) accused of criminal damage after they toppled the...

I’m Offended #1 Norman Mailer cancelled

I’m offended, deeply offended, by the actions of Penguin Random House publishers this week to CANCEL its plans to publish a collection of Norman Mailer’s political writings next year. This was to have been in celebration of the centennial of his birth next year and occurred because a junior staffer at Penguin objected to one...