Realignment for real, part 1

A new multi-part series on the party realignment that may (or may not) be in progress. First up, some background ideas.

That other 11 September

Another contentious anniversary: fifty years since the military coup in Chile that overthrew its Marxist president.

The Maldives are set for a close runoff election later this month after the incumbent president trailed in the first round.

The tenth anniversary of Tony Abbott's election provides an occasion to consider his continuing influence.

Qantas's current troubles raise interesting questions about privatisation and corporate regulation.

Thailand's former prime minister has his sentence shortened, while Singapore gets a new president.

A military takeover in Gabon is prompted by a dubious election, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story.

Zimbabwe's president wins re-election narrowly, suggesting that he would have had great difficulty if the system were not loaded in his favor.

Don't use ticks or crosses to vote in the Voice referendum, if only because you'll upset the "no" campaigners.

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin illustrates the brutality of Russia's regime, but it is hardly the least excusable of Vladimir Putin's crimes.