Britain

Election Landslides Past and Present and the New Age of British Political Instability

In both the US and Britain, there is a long history of political fortunes shifting dramatically

A Call for Realism, Love, Localism, and Democracy: Review of Rory Stewart’s “Politics on the Edge”

Rory Stewart’s “Politics on the Edge” describes at length the failures of both David Cameron’s center-right neoliberalism and Boris Johnson’s populism, yet leaves the reader with hope for a renewed political future

Dominance to Dilemma: The Rewards and Risks of Strategic Prioritization for 20th Century Britain and 21st Century America

America has much to learn from Britain’s attempts to strategically prioritize its military and economic assets in the 19th and 20th centuries

Review of Tim Dieppe’s “The Challenge of Islam”

In his new book, Tim Dieppe challenges the West and particularly the UK to reckon with the incompatibility of Islam as understood by many Muslims with Western values

Britain Chooses Decline by Ceding Sovereignty of Chagos Islands

By ceding control of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, Britain is enabling Chinese influence in one of the most strategically important parts of the world

Edward Bouverie Pusey, Edmund Burke, and Anglican Political Theory

Edmund Burke is among the most influential political theorists ever, yet his influence on 19th century Britain and Anglicanism can’t be understood without Edward Pusey

Welcome to Starmer-grad: Despite Appearances, Keir Starmer Remains a Socialist

That Keir Starmer, like Tony Blair, is thought of as a “centrist” rather than a leftist represents a gross failure of political discourse in the UK

Rising Individualism, Declining Western Civilization

Tory MP Danny Kruger sketches a philosophy of history that laments the West’s lost sense of deep community without romanticizing the past

Niall Ferguson Exaggerates America’s Weakness and China’s Strength

Niall Ferguson’s view that America may soon topple like the Soviet Union massively underestimates American resiliency, especially compared to China