Can the lived conservatism of the Postliberals find common ground—and common political cause—with the universalist notions of natural right, justice and equality espoused by the Claremont School? On this question, I believe, hinges the fate of a new conservative fusionism updated to meet the challenges of our time.

Signatories to the Convention must “abide by the final judgement of the court in any case to which they are parties.” Plans for an updated Bill of Rights offer no way around the fact that final rulings from Strasbourg have binding force in UK law.

“This is the only [moment] in which you can kill him legally,” reads the text, next to an arrow pointing to the belly of Miguel’s pregnant mother.

A U.S. State Department official expressed disappointment, saying that “Iran has, yet again, failed to respond positively to the EU’s initiative and … no progress was made.”

The trial opened with a striking statement by the ‘mastermind’ Salah Abdeslam. “First of all, I would like to say that there is no God but Allah and Mohamed is his servant.” By explicitly declaring the religious dimension of his act, he embarrassed the judges and the media who, despite the horror of the attacks, still struggle to accept the notion of Islamist terrorism.

The installation of an almost 100m² painting with anti-semitic motifs at the world art show documenta 15 has caused outrage in Germany.