Essays
The Future of Europe
The Darling Buds of May

Theresa May is going to win the election. The question is by how much.

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How Democracies Die
Guilty Men

Turkish democracy didn’t die all at once in last week’s referendum; it’s been languishing for years. Why did so many in the West fail to notice?

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higher education
Why Pick on Middlebury?

Millions of students graduate from college each year, fretting more about jobs than politics. So why is Middlebury treated as a microcosm of American higher education?

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The Future of the EU
Now It’s France’s Turn

In the upcoming presidential election and run-off, French voters have an unprecedented opportunity to reshape their country’s future.

Supply Side
The Specter Haunting France (and Europe)

France’s election is showing how the big political story across Europe is less the rise of populism than the utter collapse of the Left.

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The Middle East
Taxing Times in Jordan

Under increasing pressure from regional wars and more than a million refugees, Jordan is ratcheting up taxes on ordinary citizens to bridge the budget gap.

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democracy
South Africa Is News Again

The resurgence of democracy in South Africa stirs up memories of the collapse of Apartheid—as seen up close and in person.

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Policy Shop
Immigration Reform: Hard, But Not Impossible

Yes, immigration reform is politically perilous and frightfully complicated. But it can be done right, and it must be done soon.

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Russia and the West
Fake Words

How familiar-sounding words and outmoded habits of mind mislead Russian-Western relations.

Of Moscow Meetings
When Rex Met Sergey

Behind all the talk of tension and impasses, one can see the outlines of Donald Trump’s transactional diplomacy taking shape.

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