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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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Charles Richardson Latin America, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 27 May 2020

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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What do the “libertarians” want?

Many people who inexplicably call themselves libertarians are opposed to the measures governments have taken to respond to the health crisis. What would they have them do instead?

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 12 Comments 18 May 202026 January 2022

Blog highlights, week eight

For your weekend reading, a selection of highlights from the blog's history – particularly helpful for those still in isolation.

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North vs South in Belgium

Despite the artificial unity imposed by the health crisis, Belgium remains locked in a political division between north and south. And Europe as a whole has something of the same problem.

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Enter the Libertarian, again

Ex-Republican Justin Amash puts his hand up for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination, again raising the question of how a strong Libertarian candidate might affect the election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 1 Comment 12 May 202026 January 2022

Poles don’t go to the polls

In the midst of the pandemic Poland holds a non-election overnight, following a rare backdown by its autocratic leader.

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