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The migration crisis is only the latest issue threatening to blow the European Union asunder. From “Brexit” to “Grexit,” countries are shunning the benefits of economic integration to reclaim full political sovereignty. Many Europeans yearn for the days when the EU primarily functioned as a trading bloc. Even German and Hungarian Europhiles are joining British and… Read more.
I am a despairing anti-monarchist. This is why I was so encouraged yesterday when Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull explained his government’s decision to ban Queen’s Honours as follows: This reflects modern Australia. The knights and dames are titles that are really anachronistic; they’re out of date; they’re not appropriate in 2015 in Australia. (BBC,… Read more.
The world is reacting with shock (and some derision) today at the sight of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard being dragged to her motorcade by a scrum of bodyguards and riot police who were protecting her from jeering Aborigines. In fact, they whisked her through such a frantic, chaotic, and jostled path to safety that… Read more.
