It was surreal. President Biden began his State of the Union speech by invoking the Nazi threat. More than eighty years ago, Biden reminded us, Franklin Roosevelt rallied the nation, as “Hitler was on the march,” and “freedom and democracy were under assault.” Today, the president warned, . . . . Continue Reading »
Whether we really have been observing a resurgence of nationalism in Europe is not at all clear. “Nationalism” is a bad word in Europe, and it has been used—along with “populism,” another bad word—to describe the views of critics of the E.U. within the E.U. Enthusiasts for the . . . . Continue Reading »
What is referred to pejoratively as “populism” in Europe is really about a resurgence of conservatism in Europe. Continue Reading »
Right-wing nationalists and populists have been the main beneficiaries of the grinding away of the European center. Continue Reading »
Europe is coming apart at the seams, but not in the ways the E.U. intellectuals divine. Continue Reading »
Bannon’s Movement seeks to unify all anti-establishment factions and transcend the left-right dichotomy. Continue Reading »
Libya has become a battleground for European rivals who have long supported opposing factions in the war. Continue Reading »
Italy’s new government represents the most radical challenge yet to the order that has dominated Europe since World War II. Continue Reading »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrote Donald Trump a public letter the day after his election. “Germany and America are connected by values of democracy, freedom and respect for the law and the dignity of man, independent of origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or political . . . . Continue Reading »
The drama of human history cannot be reduced to considerations of material wealth. The threats—or opportunities—posed by Putin’s Russia are a function of the countless free decisions made by leaders there and elsewhere, and those of their followers. Continue Reading »
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