Read Professor Anderson on Simon Jenkins's article in the Guardian...

The knight going on about the horrors of American partisan excess, Tucson and how the US requires new laws! to quell the monstrous outbreaks of violence, more or less-- the Anderson post is here-- and thought, 'silly Brit' before going on my way; I read Professor Anderson (whose insight into problems of international law, the ius ad bellum, ius in bello and so forth is welcome, and he has an openness to the Church that most of the writers at Volokh Conspiracy don't share) with appreciation but don't spend much time in comments threads.  Then Alex Massie's criticism of the Jenkins essay appeared at the Spectator and reminded me of the business. "It's not entirely clear what Jenkins is trying to say...."