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Acton Line podcast: Boris Johnson fights for Brexit; The faith of Antonin Scalia
Acton Line podcast: Boris Johnson fights for Brexit; The faith of Antonin Scalia
Apr 20, 2025 12:40 PM

On June 23, 2016, Britain voted to exit the European Union, but since then, Members of Parliament have repeatedly delayed Brexit. While Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now fighting to keep Britain’s leave from the EU on schedule, establishment MPs mitted to ignoring the democratic voice of the British people. Rev. Richard Turnbull, director of The Center for Enterprise, Markets, and Ethics, helps explain the chaos surrounding recent events unfolding in Parliament and what the future likely holds for Brexit. On the second segment, Christopher Scalia, eighth child of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, joins the podcast to talk about a book on his father’s faith, titled “On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer.”

Check out additional resources for this episode:

Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU

Court says Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament is unlawful — so what now for Brexit?

Two lessons from Parliament’s setbacks for Brexit

Boris Johnson’s ‘win-win’ expressway to Brexit

A Tribute to Justice Scalia

Justice Thomas Eulogy at Justice Scalia Memorial Service

Heritage Foundation events: On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer

A Nation Under God by Antonin Scalia

Purchase “On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer”

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