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David Cameron Angela Merkel

Ten Years In, Conservatives Still Don’t Get Cameron

Many in his own party still see the prime minister as reactive and not as reshaping Britain.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 5, 2015April 20, 2022

Young and Healthy Americans Spurn Obamacare

Barack Obama’s health law is in trouble because many young and healthy Americans won’t sign up.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 24, 2015November 13, 2022

Modest Proposal to End Syria’s Civil War, Destroy Islamic State

Ending both the Syrian War and the Islamic State will require cooperation unseen since 1945.

Ryan BohlRyan BohlNovember 23, 2015October 30, 2021

Labour’s Corbyn Paralyzed in Face of Terror

Confronted with the evil of Islamic terrorism, Britain’s Labour Party leader doesn’t know what to do.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 21, 2015November 23, 2021
Paris France

Hawks Are Right: Paris Terrorists Hated Our Way of Life

The young men who rampaged in Paris lashed out at a society they had refused to assimilate into.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 16, 2015January 16, 2023

Republicans Should Stop Obsessing About Tax Cuts

Republicans aren’t going to win the 2016 election with an economic program out of the 1980s.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 11, 2015November 13, 2022
David Cameron Mark Rutte

Cameron’s Europe Demands Really Are Significant

Making other leaders see that Europe can no longer move at one speed is an accomplishment.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 9, 2015November 9, 2021

Time to Call Southern Eurozone States to Order

France, Italy and Spain neither deserve nor need more time to bring their deficits down.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 3, 2015November 18, 2021
Angela Merkel

Europe’s Future Doesn’t Hinge on Angela Merkel

Sixty years of European integration won’t come undone the day Angela Merkel leaves office.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 30, 2015April 20, 2022

Between the Crazy, Serious Ideas in Republican Debate

CNBC’s debate was the worst. But it also showed Republicans are serious about solving big problems.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 29, 2015January 16, 2023
David Cameron Pedro Passos Coelho

Sometimes Blandness Is a Good Thing

David Cameron does not inspire passion. Maybe that’s a good thing.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 8, 2015April 20, 2022

BDS Needs to Learn Right Lessons from South Africa

Boycotts didn’t end apartheid. They won’t decidedly change Israel’s policy in the Palestinian territories either.

Avatar photoTom HartOctober 3, 2015July 2, 2020

Jeremy Corbyn’s Nuclear Policy is Surrender

The British people are not going to trust a man who would rather surrender than use nuclear weapons.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 30, 2015November 20, 2021

Let’s Not Fall into Assad’s and Putin’s Trap in Syria

Syria’s Bashar Assad is not a bulwark against fanaticism and war. He is the enabler of both.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 29, 2015November 21, 2021
Barcelona Spain demonstration

Spaniards Belittle Catalan Separatism

Even as one in two Catalans votes to break away, some Spaniards refuse to take them seriously.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 29, 2015October 28, 2021

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