How 1860s Mexico offered an alternative vision for a liberal international order: The Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, June 19, 1867 Edouard ManetWikimedia Commons In 1867, the world’s most powerful statesmen, including Austria’s Emperor Franz Josef, France’s Napoleon III and US secretary of state, William H. Seward, petitioned the Mexican government to spare the …
How liberal conspiracy theories can be just as destructive as their extremist counterparts: Liberal commentators frequently condemn conspiracy theories that threaten public safety. The US mainstream media exploded in 2016 when an armed man harassed diners in a Washington DC pizzeria, allegedly because he subscribed to the QAnon online conspiracy theory claiming that a Hillary …
What the anti-woke backlash against liberal feminism misses about causes like the gender pay gap: This week, thousands of women across Iceland went on strike to demand greater gender equality. That’s right, Iceland: the country that has ranked highest in the world for gender equality for the past 14 years in a row. So even …
Liberal Democrats: why a coalition with Labour wouldn’t cause electoral annihilation like their deal with the Tories: Both Labour leader Keir Starmer and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey deny that there is any prospect of them forming a coalition government if the next election produces a hung parliament – despite that currently looking like a …
The UK now ranks as one of the most socially liberal countries in Europe – new research: IR Stone/Shutterstock It’s easy to lose sight of just how accepting the UK now is as a nation. What were once pressing moral concerns have become simple facts of life for much of the public. The UK, in …
Elections: a global ranking rates US weakest among liberal democracies: A disappointing slide for the US after an election blighted by disinformation. Aaron Burson/Unsplash Defending democracy has suddenly become one of the central challenges of our age. The land war in Ukraine is widely considered a front line between autocratic rule and democratic freedom. The …
It’s no surprise liberal democracy is giving way to authoritarianism: In recent years, discussion of politics in the west has been peppered with ominous warnings –- democratic backsliding, authoritarian populism, neofascist movements and the end of liberal democracy. This is of particular concern in countries like the US, which spent much of the last century …
North Shropshire byelection: lessons from the Liberal Democrats’ upset victory: The Conservative Party’s poor performance in North Shropshire byelection was not unexpected, despite the rural seat having been a Tory stronghold for nearly 200 years. The Liberal Democrat candidate Helen Morgan overturned a massive Conservative majority of nearly 23,000 in North Shropshire to win the …
Why spite could destroy liberal democracy: Some people spite those who are more successful than them. fran_kie/Shutterstock As communism imploded in 1989, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama asked if liberal democracy was “the end of history”, being the form all societies were destined to take. The past decades have suggested not. Illiberal democracies and …
This bitter election is damaging US global standing – and the international liberal order: Whatever the final result, the fraught 2020 American presidential election crystallises the crises of both US power and the post-1945 liberal order. America may not be “exceptional” as its founding myths proclaim, but it is no ordinary state either. Some commentators …
South Africa in the news: Neil O’Brien: The New Puritans want to tear down our liberal settlement. Here’s what they think – and why they must be resisted.: Neil O’Brien is MP for Harborough. Consider recent news. JK Rowling criticised the expression “people who menstruate,” leading to accusations of “transphobia”, numerous …: “South Africa” – …
Reader: Denver Is More Liberal, but Austin Has Better Food Overall: As Mark Antonation noted this week, Denver and Austin share many things: Both are capital cities with an independent streak and a fondness for great food and drink. As a result, Colorado outfits have started opening outposts in Austin , and Austin concepts are …
The Strange Death of Liberal England: George Dangerfield was the master of the interregnum history. His mordant wit and his keen eye towards specific events that triggered political movements are very much worthy of study today. : Weird News Google Maps reveals location of ‘Death Switch transmitter which fires Russia’s nukes’: Bizarre transmissions, known as …
Liberal Democrat conference 2018: how to spot the leadership hopefuls in the line up: The Liberal Democrats face some difficult questions at their annual conference in Brighton. Party members are frustrated that the clear positioning on Brexit, which still dominates the news, has not moved the opinion poll dial by much. Despite the low ratings, …
Mike Huckabee Wonders if Nicolle Wallace Had a ‘Liberal Lobotomy’ …: Jeffrey Toobin was African-American,” Huckabee opined. “I guess he isn't but he is identifying now as an African-American so he can be the spokesman for the African-American people in America. : Weird News Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
Larry Diamond: Is There an Emerging Crisis of Liberal Democracy? – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-11-30 00:00:00 in United States Ash Center Foyer, 124 Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 200 North, Cambridge Thu., Nov. 30, 2017, 4:15 – 5:30 p.m. Join Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for …
‘This is a bait and switch’: Liberal groups are furious over…: North Carolina repealed its controversial “bathroom law” on Thursday, following more than a year of outrage from Democrats, LGBT advocates, and civil-rights leaders. The new bill, House Bill 142, does away with the law that blocked transgender people from using the bathrooms that aligned …
US election: Strange days as Liberal powerbroker Michael Photios backs Clinton: In a strange day, one of the stranger sideshows in Australia was the outing of the powerful NSW Liberal Party powerbroker and lobbyist Michael Photios as an unexpected Hillary Clinton fan. He joined some CBD powerbrokers and hangers-on to watch the US election unfold …