The woes of a Trumpist justice

Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has bogged down, for both personal and political reasons. The two are not unrelated.

Trump voters and economic distress

A study with some interesting things to say about measuring economic distress and its political impact.

Britain's Labour leader, much against his own inclinations, seems destined to lead the resistance to Brexit.

Democracy in the Maldives, which had been written off earlier this year, stages a resounding comeback.

A tri-weekly feature: interesting reading from around the internet.

Despite the feverish commentary you might have read, Sweden's new parliament will look fundamentally the same as the last one.

The Economist marks its 175th anniversary with a resounding call to arms for liberalism.

America marks another anniversary, and a libertarian think-tank does good work in arguing against a state of permanent warfare.

Sweden's Social Democrats fall to a new low, but still outperform expectations, while the far right falls well short.

Sweden's far right is poised for significant gains in Sunday's election, but don't be taken in by the doomsaying.