Outside the Beltway

Andrew Sullivan wonders, “Will there always be an England?”

By a narrow margin, British voters have chosen to send their nation, themselves, and indeed all of Europe into uncharted waters.

The United Kingdom will stay united, but it may never be the same again.

Doug Saunders makes the counterintuitive claim that things are better for Britons than ever.

British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.