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London England

Britain Is Once Again the Sick Man of Europe

It needs radical changes in health and elderly care, the economy and its constitution.

David DowningDavid DowningAugust 13, 2020November 25, 2021
Kamala Harris

Harris Is a Good Choice

The California senator ticks many of the right boxes.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 12, 2020December 2, 2021
Donald Trump

Trump Bans TikTok. Where Is the Party of Free Enterprise?

The president can now ban private companies he doesn’t like?

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 7, 2020November 13, 2022
Donald Trump

Why Republicans Need to Lose Decisively

The party must be made to realize it cannot continue as a far-right movement.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2020November 30, 2021
American transport aircraft Germany

Pulling American Troops Out of Germany Is Another Gift to Putin

Trump punishes Germany and gives Russia another win.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 30, 2020November 21, 2021
Miami Florida

New Social Contract for the World After COVID

The pandemic makes clear we need reform.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 27, 2020April 25, 2023
Mark Rutte Pedro Sánchez Charles Michel

EU Once Again Proves the Doomsayers Wrong

One day the EU is about to collapse. The next it has done an historic deal.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 22, 2020April 20, 2022
San Juan Puerto Rico

Democrats Should Give Caribbean and Pacific Islands Statehood

3.5 million Americans have no federal representation.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 18, 2020December 3, 2021
Giuseppe Conte Mark Rutte

Italy Should Heed Dutch Advice

The country would be better off if it accepted, rather than resisted, Dutch demands for reform.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 15, 2020November 11, 2021
Donald Trump

Trump’s Pardon of Roger Stone Is Clearly Corrupt

Stone committed crimes to protect the president, for which the president commuted his sentence.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 13, 2020November 12, 2021

Standing Up to Cancel Culture

Left- and right-wing thinkers agree cancel culture is getting out of hand.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 8, 2020February 17, 2023
White House Washington

Center-Left and Center-Right Need to Team Up Against Extremists

We have more in common with each other than we do with the woke left or the reactionary right.

Nick OttensNick OttensJuly 5, 2020April 20, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Barcelona Without the Tourists

Barceloneta beach isn’t packed. You can actually go for a stroll on La Rambla.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 27, 2020January 16, 2023
Willemstad Curaçao

Dutch Terms for Caribbean Support Are Fair

Public-sector cuts are long overdue.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 5, 2020October 22, 2021
Donald Trump Vladimir Putin

Trump Once Again Throws Europe Under the Bus

Withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty could lead to another arms race in Europe.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 27, 2020November 21, 2021

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