Commentary
When the law, however reasonable it might be, is not respected by a significant part of the educated class, serious social conflict is likely, if it has not already occurred.
Activists with Just Stop Oil glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a painting from Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" series at the National Gallery in London, UK, on Oct. 14, 2022. Just Stop Oil/Handout via Reuters
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.”
