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Putin's parliament
Charles RichardsonSep 20, 2016
Russia's Vladimir Putin secures, unsurprisingly, a large parliamentary majority, but courtesy of the electoral system as much as public opinion.
Spain, being Spain
Charles RichardsonSep 1, 20163 Comments
Spain's politicians continue their comprehensive failure to work with the parliament that voters have given them.
Libertarians vs conservatives – an update
Charles RichardsonAug 19, 2016
Young libertarians and conservatives attend another debate, and tell us what they think. It's interesting, and disturbing.
An Australian postmortem
Charles RichardsonAug 11, 2016
The Senate will again reflect the variety of Australians' political loyalties rather well. The House of Representatives, rather less so.
Thailand votes for an uncertain future
Charles RichardsonAug 9, 2016
Thailand has a new constitution, but there was something less than a resounding vote of confidence in military rule.
Two lectures, or how libertarians lost the plot
Charles RichardsonAug 8, 20162 Comments
The rise of Donald Trump shows why we can't rely on libertarians to defend liberty.
Racism and the Republicans
Charles RichardsonAug 3, 2016
Decisions on voting rights provide further evidence for the centrality of race to the Republican identity.
How UKIP saved the world (sort of)
Charles RichardsonAug 1, 2016
Another way of looking at the Trump-Brexit analogy.
Race and the Republicans
Charles RichardsonJul 29, 2016
The history of the last fifty years in the Republican party shows how the conservative movement sowed the seeds of its own destruction. It's not clear how it can ever be rebuilt.
Spain, eighty years on
Charles RichardsonJul 20, 2016
Spain marks another anniversary, but the lessons of the civil war have a special resonance this year for the rest of the world as well.