https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/01/31/sharia-creep-at-the-lse/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:17:05 -0400<![CDATA[Ah, the venerable London School of Economics. According to its web site, the elite social science institute was “set up to improve society and to ‘understand the causes of things.’” The  LSE, continued the bulletin, “has always put engagement with the wider world at the heart of its mission.” What better way to accomplish that than by censoring free expression about sensitive topics? Here we have it, folks: an institution that prides itself on being on the cutting edge of all things modern — and devoted, what’s more,   to understanding n”the causes of things — resurrects that icon of medievalism: a law against blasphemy!]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:42:05 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/01/31/sharia-creep-at-the-lse-n116746