Dan Hannan

Daniel Hannan is a member of the House of Lords and a former Conservative MEP. Find him on X @DanielJHannan

The English-speaking peoples saw a series of landmark transfers of power from state to citizen: The Magna Carta, the Glorious Revolution, the American Revolution.Â (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The miracle of the English-speaking peoples

Dan Hannan · November 16, 2015 5:01 am

At the scene of the massacre, President Hollande declared: "Nous allons mener le combat. Il sera impitoyable." "We're going to wage war. It will be merciless." (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Horror in Paris: The reason we call it ‘terrorism’

Dan Hannan · November 14, 2015 3:53 pm

David CameronÂ isÂ campaigning to stay in the European Union, dismissing what he called a "Norway-style relationship."Â (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Small is beautiful

Dan Hannan · November 2, 2015 5:01 am

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper pauses while addressing supporters at an election night gathering in Calgary, Alberta, on Oct. 19. Canadians voted to Justin Trudeau to the prime minister's office.Â (The Canadian Press via AP)

The free world has lost its leader

Dan Hannan · October 26, 2015 4:01 am

Disagreement over legalization has politically held up efforts to reform the rest of the immigration system. (AP Photo)Â

Immigration can be wonderful, when it’s legal

Dan Hannan · October 19, 2015 5:00 am

Bahar Mustafa ofÂ Goldsmiths College in London.Â (Photo courtesy of Facebook)

Is it a criminal offense to tweet ‘Kill All White Men’?

Dan Hannan · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

A group of rastafarians demonstrate at Norman Manley airport in Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, Feb.18, 2002, demanding compensation to those who suffered during slavery and repatriation to Africa. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

The absurdity of demanding reparations for slavery

Dan Hannan · October 5, 2015 4:01 am

Never mind Muslims … Can a Catholic be president?

Dan Hannan · September 28, 2015 4:01 am

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders? Don’t do this to me, cousins!

Dan Hannan · September 21, 2015 12:07 pm

Laura Spaeth looks at a memorial honoring American hostage Kayla Mueller on the corner of courthouse plaza in Prescott, Ariz., Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

Why I’ve changed my mind about intervening in Syria

Dan Hannan · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

Jeremy Corbyn, whose steady and surprising march to victory runs parallel to Sen. Bernie Sanders' unexpected success in the Democratic presidential race, is a calamity for the party and leftwing movement. (AP Photos)

U.K.’s left wing takes hard anti-U.S. turn

Dan Hannan · September 12, 2015 4:00 pm

People with Israeli flags and banners, reading 'never again,'attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)

The return of left-wing anti-Semitism

Dan Hannan · September 8, 2015 4:01 am