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Boris Johnson Headed to Big Brexit Victory? Nov. 01, 2019
It has been 1,225 days since an all-time-high turnout of British voters chose, by a 52 to 48% margin... Read More
Here Comes Boris -- and Donald, Too Jul. 11, 2019
LONDON — There is the musty smell of a police state here in old London, or should I say an inc... Read More
Brexit and the Future of US-Britain Relations Jan. 31, 2019
The future of Brexit, England's historic divorce from the European Union, hangs in a precarious bala... 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
What Lies Behind the Malaise of the West? Dec. 14, 2018
Is it coincidence or contagion, this malady that seems to have suddenly induced paralysis in the lea... 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
Who's to Blame? Weak Leaders, Weak Institutions, Weak Voters? Nov. 30, 2018
In the wake of the off-year elections, conservative analyst Yuval Levin saw no winners. "It is the w... Read More
Chico Marx for President Jul. 14, 2018
In a scene in the 1933 film "Duck Soup," the character played by Chico, the most underrated of the f... Read More
Trump's 'Abysmal' Poll Numbers? What About Those of Merkel, Macron, May and Trudeau? Dec. 14, 2017
About a year into President Donald Trump's first term, the jury for much of the country and for most... Read More
Trump Against the World Dec. 03, 2017
WASHINGTON — It's been another week crammed with President Donald Trump duking it out on Twitt... 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
What Is Trump Doing and What Does He Think He's Doing? Jan. 29, 2017
WASHINGTON — Hang on, friend. This is going to be a bumpy ride. President Donald Trump's first... Read More
