Felix Robertson

Felix Robertson is a former Commonweal intern. He graduated this spring from Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he studied theology.

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Article

Scandals that Stick

Following Boris Johnson’s resignation, the Conservative party must reckon with upcoming challenges and the lingering stain of the Partygate scandal.

By Felix Robertson

August 5, 2022

Foreign Affairs

Letters

Article

A Return to Normal?

Though Britain’s vaccine rollout provides a source of hope, it also emphasizes the social inequality exposed by the pandemic.

By Felix Robertson

April 25, 2021

Foreign Affairs

Coronavirus

Article

The View from Dover

The fortunes of the coastal city of Dover are slowly on the rise, at least for now. But a dark shadow looms: the threat of a no-deal Brexit.

May 21, 2019

Article

The Other Place

A new book describes everything one could wish to know about Hell: fire, brimstone, and boiling oil, but also the history of the idea across religions.

April 22, 2019

Article

Brexit’s Cross-Party Dialogue

Cross-party efforts have saved Britain before. With any luck, they could do it again.

By Felix Robertson

April 6, 2019

Foreign Affairs

Economy

Must Reads

Politics

Child Labor Isn’t in the Past

We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

August 6, 2023

Religion

Opus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity

In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.

By Daniele Palmer

August 4, 2023

Culture

Barbie the Existentialist

Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.

By Santiago Ramos

August 25, 2023

Books

Is Ethics Like Math?

A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory.

By Frank B. Farrell

August 17, 2023

Collections

Pope Francis at Ten Years

A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.

By The Editors

March 12, 2023