Twenty years ago, in Signs of Contradiction, David Alton chose Jacques Maritain as one of twelve outstanding people whose lives and ideas had changed the world for the better. Maritain’s belief in combining personalism with the pursuit of the common good – rooted in a respect for the natural law – remains the antidote to the ills of our times:
Yazidis on Sinjar: Government responds to questions asking what assessment they have made of the security situation in Sinjar and what discussions they have had, with the government of Turkey, in relation to Turkish military attacks on Sinjar.
Yazidis on Sinjar: Government responds to...