No Shock Therapy: Macri Takes Gradual Approach to Reform
The Argentinian president knows he can’t afford to ruffle too many feathers.
The Center Can Hold
At a time of political polarization and upheaval in the West, the Atlantic Sentinel believes the center can hold. It are not the fanatics on either side who get things done; it are reasonable people in the middle. Better to muddle through than to veer to extremes.
Takeaways from Democratic Victories in Virginia
Democrats won by appealing to middle-income suburbanites who are appalled by the bigotry on the right.
Merkel’s Answer to Populist Challenge: Shift to the Left
Germany’s conservative party leader calls for a focus on pay, pensions and housing.
German Election Shows Stabilizing Effect of Multiparty Democracy
Two-party systems are polarizing by design. Democracies with multiple parties are more stable.
Democrats Should Campaign for Dutch-Style Health Reforms
Single-payer is too divisive. Many of its objectives can be met with a mixed public-private system.
Don’t Force Catalans to Choose Between Independence and the Status Quo
There is room for compromise in the middle.
Chile Shows Better Way to Neighbors in Crisis
Tone-deaf politicians discredit democracy in Brazil and Venezuela. Chile’s constitutional reforms shows a better way.
In Defense of Democratic Centrism
Democrats don’t lose left-wing voters when they nominate centrists.
Dutch Liberal, Christian Parties Start Talks to Form Government
The hope is that the four parties can take office before the next fiscal year starts.
After Landslide, Macron’s Challenge Lies in Forgotten France
The president must convince the less prosperous half of his country that liberal reform will benefit them too.
Both Conservatives and Labour Have Left the Center Wide Open
Somebody is bound to take advantage of that.
Dutch Relieved After Mainstream Parties Win Curaçao Election
The populist Movement for the Future of Curaçao will likely be kept out of power.
Center-Right Parties Expected to Form Government in Netherlands
Mark Rutte is likely to form a coalition with parties in the center.
Don’t Worry About the Many Political Parties in the Netherlands
Parties come and go, but the Dutch mainstream always finds a way to keep policy on track.
Rutte Rules Out Pact with Dutch Freedom Party
The center-right leader argues Geert Wilders has disqualified himself.