New Social Compact: Deregulation and Universal Basic Income
If deregulation is coupled with the introduction of a universal basic income, people may not fear being left behind.
Analysis
What Happens Next in Catalonia?
Spain hoped the election would provide a way out of the crisis. It hasn’t.
What You Need to Know About the Republican Tax Plan
What’s in it, what it means and why Republicans passed it.
Macron Bounces Back in Polls. Does It Matter?
The French president has four more years to go until he must face voters again.
Young Italians Blame EU, But Their Problems Are Homegrown
It’s little wonder young Italians are disappointed, but the problem is their own politics, not the EU.
How and Why Americans Switch Parties
Views about cultural and demographic change play a big role.
Why Millennials Are More Sympathetic to Big Government
Young Americans feel the deck has been stacked against them. They look to government for solutions.
Three Ways Republicans Could Undermine Russia Probe
The president could try to fire Robert Mueller. Republicans try to discredit his investigation.
China and Russia: True Love or Marriage of Convenience?
Are we seeing the beginning of a global partnership? Or is this only a marriage of convenience?
Trump Accelerates Demise of American World Order
Donald Trump hasn’t ushered in a post-American world yet. Not for lack of trying.
Catalan Election Guide
The Catalan electoral system, the parties, their leaders and possible coalitions.
Trump Repudiated in Alabama Senate Election
College graduates, minorities, young voters and women turned out in droves to defeat Donald Trump’s ally.
Brexit Has Become the Totem of Britain’s Culture War
No matter how Brexit pans out, leavers will continue to support it and remainers will continue to bemoan it.
French Republicans Lurch Right with Wauquiez
The new Republican party leader calls for a return to the “true values of the right”.
Stirrings of Centrism in the United Kingdom
Voters in the middle feel both the Conservatives and Labour have become extreme.