I am relieved that most readers shared my sense of outrage over this article. Maybe Barbara is proud just to "encourage public debate". She is, however, a moron. This is just another example of the sickening uptick in what is called the cult of celebrity. So she rubbed elbows with Polanski at some point and found him charming and intelligent? She is not only a moron but also naiive and delusional. To defend this man is incomprehensible to me. To do what he did and flee the country would get anyone else in a huge amount of trouble. To say he has paid for his crimes is ridiculous. He is very talented and i even like some of his movies but so what? He has to be a real man and face the music.

Fantastic! I can not agree more with your views on another one of Lady Amiel-Black's failed attempts at journalism. Why this magazine allows her needless and often bewildering articles to be published is a mystery.

My comment is not so much about Barbara Amiel's latest attempt at a cohesive editorial," Why Jews keep voting against themselves". Rather, my immense amazement as to why this person is on the pay-roll of such a respectable publication. Her piece on "poor" Roman Polanski made my jaw drop. Did anyone else read the last line (in the Polanski article) and not think this person has lost touch with reality? The man is a pedophile and should be treated accordingly. Get rid of the pampered wife of that multi-millionaire and convicted criminal. I don't know what her stake in your magazine is. Is she just like the bumbling waiter at a good restaurant who only works there because he or she is related to the owner? She truly makes me sick. Are there any other regular McLeans readers who share my sentiments?