Entries by Tobias Langdon

The Riddle of Rotherham: “Mad Ash,” White Trash and the Hostile Elite

The Yorkshire town of Rotherham, that hotspot of vibrancy, is back in the news. A gang of Pakistani Muslims (and two White women) have just been jailed for what the judge described as an “appalling catalogue” of sex-crimes against under-aged White girls. The ringleader, Arshid “Mad Ash” Hussain, received 35 years; his brothers Basharat and […]

Il Miracolo di Mamma Merkel

This is an Italian translation of Tobias Langdon’s “Mother Merkel’s Miracle: A Wonder-Working Woman Turns Cologne into Cairo,” from the website Resistenza Bianca. Quando è stato evidente per la prima volta che le politiche di apertura delle frontiere di Angela Merkel avrebbero causato problemi per la Germania? Circa 2000 anni fa: Caelum non animum mutant […]

Mother Merkel’s Miracle: A Wonder-Working Woman Turns Cologne into Cairo

When was it first apparent that Angela Merkel’s open-border policies might lead to problems for Germany? About 2000 years ago: Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt. “They change their sky, not their souls, who cross the sea.” That’s the Roman poet Horace, who died in 8 BC. Germany was once famous for classical […]

Strategies of Competition in Western Politics

It’s a mystery worthy of the Twilight Zone. Government inspectors in the British city of Birmingham have discovered “unregistered schools” where children are being taught “misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic material” in “unhygienic and filthy” conditions by unscreened and unqualified teachers. The Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says that far more children may be […]

Imagine No Narcissists: Liberal Responses to the Vibrancy in Paris

Thames Valley Police are the tireless crime-fighters responsible for protecting the people of Oxfordshire in southern England. But their resources are limited, so they have to make sure they respond only to genuine crimes, not to trivial complaints. This, for example, is how they treat a trivial complaint: One girl, referred to as Girl A […]

The Cult of Camila: More on the Scandal at “Kids Company”

It’s a short step from “respected” to “ridiculed.” Just ask Camila Batmanghelidjh, the charismatic Anglo-Iranian founder of the now-defunct children’s charity Kids Company. A year ago, she was a secular saint, idolized by thousands of British liberals: Camila Batmanghelidjh is a world-renowned child psychotherapist and expert on the rehabilitation of maltreated children. … When I […]