Our Braveheart Moment
Scotland’s Desire to Call it Quits and the Future of Social Cohesion in the West
Worried about the fate of the Western world? Then forget about Muslim fundamentalism, and put aside your fear of rampant globalization. But do keep an eye on Scotland.
That’s right, all our fears of bloody, clash-of-civilizations strife notwithstanding, Scotland’s peaceful Independence Movement from within could be a more powerful blow to the West than anything coming from the outside. The movement, which Scottish journalist Neal Ascherson has called “an instinct, rather than a formed idea,” is on the verge of putting secession from the United Kingdom on the Scottish ballot as …
