Liberty
Examining the end of Britain’s Starmer era
Editors at National Review Online explore the latest British prime minister’s downfall. Keir Starmer’s decision to step down as the U.K.’s prime minister will come as a relief to many…
Reform UK
Liberty
British election results should alarm Americans
John Daniel Davidson writes for the Federalist about the lesson Americans should learn from Great Britain’s latest elections. Last week in Britain the ruling Labour Party suffered historic losses in…
Liberty
Concerns about Islamist forces in Great Britain
Andrew Stuttaford poses a two-word question at National Review Online: Islamist Britain? In certain places and in certain respects, it seems, to some. Wait, wait, who says? The Financial Times:…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Reforming North Carolina’s General Assembly
In this report, we evaluate several opportunities for making the North Carolina General Assembly more transparent, effective, and responsive to the public. Specifically, areas under consideration include leadership term limits,…
Liberty
Elites and populist outcries
John Fund of National Review Online explores the strained relations between elites and those drawn to populist movements. [I]t’s unarguable that many populist concerns are rooted in the understandable desire…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Trump, Farage, and trade
Rob Crilly reports for the Washington Examiner that Brexit leader Nigel Farage wants to talk trade with President Trump. Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain’s Brexit Party, is planning to…
Elections & Public Integrity
Populist electoral victories shock pundits worldwide
Ben Whedon writes for the Daily Caller about the impact of recent elections around the globe, including the big win for a Brexit Party. A string of populist electoral wins…
Liberty
Analyzing Europe’s turn to the right
Sumantra Maitra writes for the Federalist about the impact of Europe’s recent election results. The latest round of European elections was a total meltdown for the managerial and technocratic center-left…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Trump and earmarks
Jonathan Tobin explains at National Review Online why he’s more worried about President Trump’s commentary on congressional earmarks than about his much-criticized description of other countries. When the president suggested…
Health Care
New Carolina Journal Online features
Will Rierson reports for Carolina Journal Online on the questionable benefits of government “food desert” policies. John Hood’s Daily Journal explains how a new group helped highlight broad agreement about…
Elections & Public Integrity
Brexit leader on the rise of the ‘little people’
A key architect of the Brexit movement places that historic vote in a broader context. Pete Kasperowicz reports the details for the Washington Examiner. Nigel Farage said late Sunday that…
Elections & Public Integrity
A federal government upheaval
Global economist David Malpass explains in the latest issue of Forbes magazine why the federal government needs a major shock to the system. This column has advocated a sweeping government…