New article from the Libertarian Alliance:
Henry Nowak and the Selective Morality of the Left
The stabbing of teenager Henry Nowak has exposed an inconsistency in how identity politics is applied. When the victim is a young white male and the alleged perpetrator belongs to a protected minority group, many on the left appear reluctant to show the same moral outrage or media amplification seen in other cases.
Full article: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/07…#HenryNowak#IdentityPolitics#Libertarian
Just published: “Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète: Effects without Causes”
Meyerbeer once ruled European opera with colossal spectacles and innovative orchestration. This detailed review of a fine modern recording of Le Prophète explores why his reputation has collapsed so dramatically.
Full article: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#Meyerbeer#Opera#ClassicalMusic#Libertarian
Meyerbeer is contrasted with Verdi, Wagner, and even lighter figures like Auber and Halévy. He belongs more to the prehistory of cinema than to the central tradition of musical drama — visually conceived, historically fascinating, but rarely compelling in pure audio form.
Full essay: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#GrandOpera#MusicHistory
A thoughtful, balanced reflection on a once-dominant composer whose works reveal much about the tastes of his age — and why they struggle to move us today.
Read the full review from the Libertarian Alliance: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#ClassicalMusic#OperaLovers#Meyerbeer
Just published: “Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète: Effects without Causes”
Meyerbeer once ruled European opera with colossal spectacles and innovative orchestration. This detailed review of a fine modern recording of Le Prophète explores why his reputation has collapsed so dramatically.
Full article: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#Meyerbeer#Opera#ClassicalMusic#Libertarian
Meyerbeer is contrasted with Verdi, Wagner, and even lighter figures like Auber and Halévy. He belongs more to the prehistory of cinema than to the central tradition of musical drama — visually conceived, historically fascinating, but rarely compelling in pure audio form.
Full essay: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#GrandOpera#MusicHistory
A thoughtful, balanced reflection on a once-dominant composer whose works reveal much about the tastes of his age — and why they struggle to move us today.
Read the full review from the Libertarian Alliance: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#ClassicalMusic#OperaLovers#Meyerbeer
Just published: “Meyerbeer’s Le Prophète: Effects without Causes”
Meyerbeer once ruled European opera with colossal spectacles and innovative orchestration. This detailed review of a fine modern recording of Le Prophète explores why his reputation has collapsed so dramatically.
Full article: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#Meyerbeer#Opera#ClassicalMusic#Libertarian
Meyerbeer is contrasted with Verdi, Wagner, and even lighter figures like Auber and Halévy. He belongs more to the prehistory of cinema than to the central tradition of musical drama — visually conceived, historically fascinating, but rarely compelling in pure audio form.
Full essay: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#GrandOpera#MusicHistory
A thoughtful, balanced reflection on a once-dominant composer whose works reveal much about the tastes of his age — and why they struggle to move us today.
Read the full review from the Libertarian Alliance: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/03…#ClassicalMusic#OperaLovers#Meyerbeer
The author contrasts the limited, practical role of older policing with the modern force’s political mission — one that creates distorted priorities, anticipatory caution around certain accusations, and reduced focus on basic duties.
Full essay: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/06…#InstitutionalChange#Libertarianism#Britain
A sharp, unflinching analysis of how ideological transformation within state institutions can undermine their fundamental purpose. Worth reading for anyone concerned about policing, liberty, and institutional accountability.
Read the full article from the Libertarian Alliance: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/06…#HenryNowackCase#PoliticalPolicing#FreeSociety
The piece argues that officers, shaped by decades of institutional focus on racism as the paramount moral issue, appear to have treated the dying victim as the suspect based on the attacker’s immediate claims. This reflects a shift from keeping the peace to managing social ideology.
Read more: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/06…#BritishPolice#LawAndOrder#Ideology
Just published: “A Meaning of the Henry Nowack Case”
The stabbing death of teenager Henry Nowack and the police response to it are examined not as an isolated tragedy, but as a revealing symptom of deeper changes in British policing.
Full article: libertarianism.uk/2026/06/06…#HenryNowack#Policing#Libertarian