Pete is off sick – and likely to only be back within the next few days. In the meantime, what better way to celebrate his absence than with this top notch piece of political writing? Because there is a shortage of unsolicited political opinions online, you know.

Still, this legendary writer had a fantastic ability to articulate a position. And this is a fairly serious writeup. If you’re not into politics – take the day off like Pete did. If you like argument, debate, nuanced political understanding and philosophy, be treated to this remarkable freebie from ‘The New Criterion’.

READ “Why I became a conservative” by Roger Scruton HERE.