A knife attack opened the door, but interviews kept naming a religion, not a visa category. Philip C. Johnson · Belfast · October 7, 2026 I came to Belfast because of a knife attack. And because of what happened after it. On June 8, Stephen Ogilvie was attacked with a knife on Kinnaird Avenue in … Continue reading Does Northern Ireland Have an Immigration Problem, or a Muslim One?
Philip C. JohnsonSeptember 27, 2026 I came to Belfast for the summer story. The knife attack on Stephen Ogilvie in June, the viral video, the nights of burning houses and “foreigners out.” That piece comes later. I have been meeting all sorts of people and have more yet to meet. But Sunday pulled an older … Continue reading Did Ireland Just Time Travel Back to the Troubles?
By Philip C. Johnson | July 10, 2026 Fifty-six men signed their names to a sentence that has not stopped echoing for two hundred fifty years: all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights. Not granted by a king. Recognized as already given by God, and therefore beyond any state's power … Continue reading Do We Get Another 250?
