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When Democracy Fails to Deliver Jan. 22, 2019
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible ... make violent revolution inevitable," said John F.... Read More
Will Elites Ever Respect Voters' Decisions on Brexit and Trump? Jan. 18, 2019
It was no coincidence that Donald Trump scheduled a trip to Britain to promote one of his golf cours... Read More
The UK Must Get Tough on Brexit Jan. 12, 2019
The voters of the United Kingdom have decided that their nation must leave the European Union and it... Read More
Parties Need to Up Their Game Dec. 14, 2018
Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government h... Read More
How to Solve the Brexit Dilemma Dec. 13, 2018
We've all had the experience of getting something we want and soon realizing that we really didn't w... Read More
Disarray in the UK Dec. 13, 2018
If you think the United States' politics are in disarray, you need look no further than our closest ... Read More
Is Hillary Clinton Being Secretly Paid to Disparage Brexit? Oct. 15, 2018
In the past few weeks, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given at least four separate sp... Read More
Danger of Authoritarianism May Come From the Center, Not the Right Jun. 01, 2018
"Across Europe and North America, centrists are the least supportive of democracy, the least committ... Read More
Entrepreneur, Govern Thyself Apr. 05, 2018
The outrage presently directed at Facebook for providing data that ended up being used by Donald Tru... Read More
Let Them Leave Oct. 11, 2017
The United States was born when the Founding Fathers seceded from England. So why do so many people... Read More
The Demotic Politics of Theresa May -- and Donald Trump May. 19, 2017
DURHAM, England — When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this m... Read More
The New/Old Politics of Capital vs. Countryside Apr. 28, 2017
Capital vs. countryside — that's the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise electi... Read More
New President, New World Jan. 20, 2017
"Don't Make Any Sudden Moves" is the advice offered to the new president by Richard Haass of the Cou... Read More
Language of 2016 Was a 'Dumpster Fire' Dec. 21, 2016
The year gone by, oh, what a mess. It left our language in distress. The venom of election fuss With... Read More
Is Obama's World a Utopian Myth? Nov. 18, 2016
Speaking in Greece on his valedictory trip to Europe as president, Barack Obama struck a familiar th... Read More
Donald Trump's Astounding Victory: How and Why Nov. 11, 2016
Astounding. That's the best word to describe the tumultuous election night and the (to most people) ... Read More
Exposing the Elites Nov. 03, 2016
Earlier this week, in what is perhaps the best indictment of our ruling class since Angelo Codevilla... Read More
Despite Trump, Demotic Protest Politics Doesn't Always Fail Oct. 21, 2016
2016 has been a big year for protest politics — not just in the United States, what with Berni... Read More
Voters Reject John Lennon's 'World as One' Oct. 04, 2016
"The president believes the world will be a better place if all borders are eliminated — from ... Read More
Could Britain Become the Fourth Amigo? Sep. 22, 2016
Britain's vote to leave the European Union sparks speculation on where the United Kingdom might turn... Read More
