Felix Robertson

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

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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

Engaging Confederate Nostalgia

For those of us who have a visceral objection to Confederate Memorial Day, how should we engage a worldview that embraces the mythology of the Lost Cause?

By Richard Brown

May 10, 2023

Religion

St. Philip Neri’s Eucharistic Joy

Philip Neri is just the kind of saint we need: a model of lightness of spirit, divine laughter, and extraordinary ordinariness.

By John Rodden

May 26, 2023

Culture

Reckoning With Birth

Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.

By Jennifer Banks

May 26, 2023

Books

Changing Our Minds About Time

In her latest book, Jenny Odell challenges the very idea of time management.

By Katherine Lucky

May 7, 2023

Collections

Father’s Day

Commonweal writers reflect on their fathers and fatherhood.

By The Editors

June 15, 2022