There was a more immediate motive for the timing of the Declaration. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson had declared his intention to join the war on the side of the Allies, but no American troops had[…]
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“The parties and politicians of the center have become the managers of the status quo in an era when people want change. So, the center — in both its center-right and center-left camps — is marginalized, even despised”
The same dynamics are splintering the left, too. One element has aligned with the right in revolt against globalization, but with business taking the place of migrants as the chief evil. They agree with the[…]
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“Politics is being reshaped, and this phenomenon is the same whether it is in the United States or in Europe”
Politics is being reshaped, and this phenomenon is the same whether it is in the United States or in Europe. At stake in the forthcoming elections in France and Germany will be the future of[…]
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“The liberal elite are in shock; they fall upon the notion of the victors’ regret as a palliative for their mental distress…”
In the aftermath of their victory, the winners are markedly unmagnanimous. They brand those who voted the other way as a liberal elite, patronizing, self-interested, out of touch with real life. The liberal elite are[…]
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