Vienna holds off a challenge from Austria's far-right party. Meanwhile, Swiss elections look like confirming the right's strength there, but in Switzerland votes bear little relationship to political power.
Category: Political issues
Free speech, yet again
As usual, the test for free speech is how we treat people with seriously obnoxious views, such as the case of anti-choice extremist Troy Newman.
A victory, but not a mandate
Elections show Catalonia split down the middle on the question of independence. That's a good reason for Madrid to negotiate, but it's not a mandate for unilateral action.
Catalan independence hangs in the balance
Voters in Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in a regional election that will decide whether or not to push for independence. It looks like being close.
The strange intensity of Turnbull-hating
No doubt you can make legitimate criticisms of Malcolm Turnbull, but "socialist"? Really? What's going on with this strange worldview from the right?
Libertarians vs conservatives, again
The Cato Institute sponsors a debate and then surveys the audience, with revealing results.
Refugee debate drags Labor along in its wake
Just go back to 2013 to understand the asylum seeker debate. Or 2011 for that matter. Nothing changes, except that Labor's position steadily deteriorates.
OK, one more post about Greece
Fallout from the Greek crisis has put serious constitutional reform of the European Union onto the agenda. That doesn't mean it will happen, and certainly not quickly.
Fascism and the royals
No-one actually thinks the queen was a Nazi at age seven, but that's not what this particular controversy is about.
If not peace, what?
Opponents of the Iran nuclear deal have good reasons for not being too explicit about what their alternative is.
The World is Not Enough 