Commentary
In the wake of what I am inclined to call Black Lives Matter Madness (BLMM), a self-righteous mob in the city of Bristol, England, toppled a statue of Edward Colston and threw it into the waters of the River Avon.
A statue of Edward Colston, slave trader and philanthropist, in Bristol, England, on March 31, 2012. Tim Green via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0
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Theodore Dalrymple
Author
Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
