Excellent piece. I thought it was by Marc Steyn himself, until I looked twice at the credits. And that’s a compliment.
I don’t know. This may be the case that breaks the tribunals’ backs. They can get away with gagging an Evangelical minister who preaches against homsexuality, for instance, or maybe a Catholic bishop, but I wonder if they can get away with shutting up Steyn, without living to repent it?
And what will this do to the reputation of the Conservative government if they sit back and let this happen?
I have read Steyn’s book, and I can well understand why the Islamists don’t like it. But there’s nothing hateful in it, or even especially provocative, in the Ann Landers style of writing. It’s just a well researched and well written wakeup call.
If you're not familiar with David Warren, he's a treasure from the Great White North much in the vein of our beloved Steyn. He's a columnist in several places and has a site at davidwarrenonline.com. I think. His essays are not to be missed.