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Berlaymont Brussels Belgium

EU Doesn’t Budge on Brexit

The EU still refuses to separate its “four freedoms” and makes clear that Britain cannot go over Michel Barnier’s head.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 21, 2018June 20, 2022
Chicago Illinois

Thanks to Republicans, the Next Economic Crisis Will Be Worse

A poorly-timed stimulus, trade disputes and restrictions on immigration could make the next crisis worse.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 15, 2018October 22, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

Don’t Bet Against Pedro Sánchez Yet

The Spanish prime minister has a knack for defying the odds.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 14, 2018November 19, 2021
Horst Seehofer Winfried Kretschmann

How to Interpret the Collapse of Bavaria’s Christian Democrats?

If they were wrong to mimic the far right, what does that mean for conservatives elsewhere?

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 13, 2018November 30, 2021

So Much for the “Vanguard” of American Conservatism

Chris Christie, Bobby Jindal, Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels were once the future of the Republican Party.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 12, 2018November 28, 2021

Leaders Are Not Their Countries

Criticizing a president or a prime minister is not the same as condemning an entire people.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 12, 2018November 27, 2021
Barcelona Spain demonstration

Catalans Demonstrate for Independence on National Holiday

The day has become an occasion for mass demonstrations for Catalan self-determination.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 11, 2018October 28, 2021

Three Reasons Liberals Need to Look Left, Not Right, for Allies

Free marketeers now have more in common with social democrats than they do with conservatives.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 8, 2018November 29, 2021
Pablo Iglesias Pedro Sánchez

Spain’s Socialists, Podemos Eye Deal

With the support of the far left, Pedro Sánchez could potentially stay in power until 2020.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 8, 2018November 18, 2021

American Left Must Not Create Its Own Stab-in-the-Back Legend

Republicans told their voters for years they couldn’t trust their own leaders. See where that led them.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 7, 2018December 3, 2021
Angela Merkel

Merkel Breaks with German Tradition in Seeking EU’s Top Job

No German has ever held the presidency of the European Commission. For a reason.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 6, 2018November 12, 2021

Italy’s Populists Come to Terms with Reality

The Five Star Movement and League shelve proposals for a universal basic income and flat tax.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 6, 2018November 28, 2021
Boris Johnson

Blunt Talk for Brexiteers

The EU is not going to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 3, 2018November 25, 2021
Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Has the Right Idea: A Referendum on Catalan Home Rule

The prime minister argues for renegotiating Catalonia’s autonomy before calling a referendum.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 3, 2018November 18, 2021
Austin Texas suburb

New Figures Argue Democrats Should Target College Graduates in Suburbs

Hillary Clinton got more support from white college graduates than we knew.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 1, 2018December 4, 2021

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