Did the good people of Minneapolis save the republic?
For some reason the recent election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt got me to thinking about Minneapolis. The success of the far right…
The “coalition of the willing” steps up
Western Europe has long been a fractious place with war a near constant for millennia. And its three leading powers have generally been in the…
Trump and Hitler: disturbing parallels
Many people think that Hitler was democratically elected chancellor of Germany. He wasn’t. In fact, some highly influential conservatives convinced President von Hindenburg to appoint…
Trump, would-be autocrat
There is a common assumption that Adolf Hitler was elected to the position of Chancellor of Germany. That isn’t strictly correct. In 1933, the Nazi…
Survey of Western powers points toward citizens’ assemblies
A recent survey by the Pew Research Center of the four major Western powers turned up some interesting if not altogether surprising results. The goal…