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US conservatives are signaling their commitment to authoritarianism loud and clear by holding this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference in Budapest – the first-ever outside the US
PRINCETON — A few victories by centre-left parties in large countries hardly makes for an international trend. Nonetheless, wins by the US Democrats in 2020 and the German Social Democrats (SPD) in 2021, not to mention a strong socialist performance in Portugal’s recent election, suggest that the much-discussed crisis of social democracy has not been fatal.
PRINCETON — A few victories by centre-left parties in large countries hardly makes for an international trend. Nonetheless, wins by the US Democrats in 2020 and the German Social Democrats (SPD) in 2021, not to mention a strong socialist performance in Portugal’s recent election, suggest that the much-discussed crisis of social democracy has not been fatal.
What defenders of the filibuster want is minority rule – and a government unable to deliver anything meaningful to its people
PRINCETON — The investigation by the US House Select Committee on January 6 is still a long way from establishing a comprehensive record of the assault on the Capitol last year, so one should resist facile generalisations about the insurrectionists. Ideally, the committee will uncover sufficient evidence to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice for the lead