What If the World Treated the U.S. Like a Rogue State?
Some risky but practical proposals to harness a superpower that has clearly lost control.
European Politics
The Ruthlessly Effective Rebranding of Europe’s New Far Right
“They have effectively claimed the progressive causes of the left – from gay rights to women’s equality and protecting Jews from antisemitism – as their own, by depicting Muslim immigrants as the primary threat to all three groups. As fear of Islam has spread, with their encouragement, they have presented themselves as the only true defenders of western identity and western liberties – the last bulwark protecting a besieged Judeo-Christian civilisation from the barbarians at the gates.”
The Man Who Brought You Brexit
“‘I’m going to devote myself full time to securing and then winning a referendum on leaving the EU,’ Daniel Hannan replied. The aide laughed down the line. ‘Good luck with that.’”
The Ticking Euro Bomb
Built on a foundation of debt and trickery, where economic principles were sacrificed to romantic political visions, the Euro has become the world’s most dangerous currency. How the utopian dream of a common currency turned tragic.
Letter from Dublin
A pub’s-eye view of Ireland’s recent run of leaders.
The Integrationist
Job Cohen, the current mayor of Amsterdam, is leading the Dutch race for Prime Minister on a platform of racial integration that could transform the relationship between European politics and immigration.
