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Hong Kong and Tiananmen

Another anniversary of China's 1989 uprising passes, with the future of Hong Kong hanging in the balance.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Ideas, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 4 June 20204 June 2023

The continuing debate over realignment

A new book about political realignment raises important questions.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 9 Comments 2 June 202026 January 2022

The pre-poll revolution, part I

Australia's pre-poll voting boom shows no signs of ending, creating headaches for electoral administrators. Should we, as Antony Green suggests, start counting pre-poll votes before the polls have closed for everyone else?

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Opposition cleans up in Suriname

Suriname's president and former dictator loses badly at the polls, but it's not yet clear whether he'll accept the result.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 29 May 202023 July 2020

Blog highlights, week ten

One final set of blog highlights to tide you over the weekend.

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Brazil’s nightmare

Brazil's president is doing his best to make Donald Trump look moderate and responsible. He also lacks some of Trump's institutional support.

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Election preview: Suriname

Benjamin Netanyahu is not the only head of government struggling to stay out of jail. A momentous election is being held overnight in Suriname.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 25 May 2020

Blog highlights, week nine

Blog highlights return for your weekend reading enjoyment.

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Revisiting the “fascism” debate

Is there something inappropriate or counter-productive about linking Donald Trump and his allies to "fascism"? Samuel Moyn thinks there is, and has a story to tell about how historical comparison works and what it is for.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 5 Comments 21 May 20206 May 2026

Update on approval ratings

Most world leaders, including our own Scott Morrison, are enjoying high approval ratings during the Covid-19 crisis. Donald Trump, however, is not doing so well.

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