20th Century European Lessons for a 21st Century Brexit
It seems that June 23rd 2016 has become a new “zero hour” moment in European history, though I doubt it will go down in history as one next to November 9th 1989 or May 8th 1945. ...
Brexit Spawns An Unfortunate Hashtag
I went to sleep on Thursday, June 23 on a continent, and I woke up Friday on an island. The country that I had lived in for three years, a place that had begun to feel like home, had voted to leave the European Union. And while friends, family members, ...
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Reflections: Before and After the Brexit Referendum
A colleague shared his impromptu reflections on Brexit, both before and after the referendum last Thursday.
Before
Regarding Brexit, basically I think “a plague on both your houses” -- nationalists and liberals. But for now more a plague on the Tory “Leave” side, so severe is the noxious brew that’s been ...
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The Thelma-and-Louise-Gambit
Your car is not working. In fact it is falling apart: it eats up gas, burns oil, grinds the transmission, and wobbles its wheels. You have been taking the car to a mechanic whom you have known for years. He charges a small fortune, and typically, within a week or ...
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