The British government remains trapped in its own contradictions over Brexit. There are possible ways out, but they involve compromising the unity of the Conservative Party.
Category: Political issues
Venezuela’s battle for democracy
Venezuela's authoritarian regime is tottering at last, but many on the left who should know better are trying to shore it up.
Australia Day?
It's Australia Day in Australia – or was that two days ago? It's become an intractable problem.
The liberal dilemma: Spain and Sweden
Sweden finally gets a government, as does the Spanish region of Andalusia. In each case, liberal parties had to decide which variety of extremist was less dangerous to countenance.
Well, that was pretty clear
Theresa May is humiliated but promises to carry on: a result both shocking and utterly predictable.
Yet another Brexit D-day
The Brexit endgame is about to begin, with the British parliament set to reject the prime minister's deal tomorrow.
Blame the libertarians?
Do libertarians deserve much of the blame for Trumpism? Two fine American writers disagree.
Indexing freedom and democracy
A new edition of the Democracy Index raises questions about the relationship between political and other freedoms.
More about 2018
For your holiday reading, a "best-of" selection from the blog's non-election stories of last year.
New twists in the Brexit tale
The Brexit drama continues, with Theresa May getting cold feet and the European Court of Justice lending the remainers a hand.
The World is Not Enough 