Déjà Vu in the Fog of War

Another Gulf War has arrived in earnest, and once again, the belligerents are missing the point.

The Minab Defence and the Fiction of Intent

How "outdated coordinates" pave the way for good intentions to absolve murder en masse.

The Ghetts Defence and the Mens Rea Mirage

Despite a horrible death, common law still peers past the wreckage and into the driver’s mind, hunting for intention long after the consequences have made themselves brutally clear.

The Criminalisation of Consciousness

In a world obsessed with criminalising intent, the finger of blame has shifted from what we 'do' to what we dare to 'think'.

The Day Precious Metals Became Ordinary

A single decision in Washington detonated a crowded safe-haven trade, turning gold and silver from market shelters into the epicenter of a global risk unwind almost overnight.