Donald Trump is the sun of the contemporary American political system. Its institutions, such as Congress, the parties, the media, the states, think tanks, popular culture all revolve around him as if planets. On a recent visit to the United Kingdom, I discovered his gravitational pull extends far beyond our shores. The president structures politics in Britain today in...
A version of this column appeared originally at National Review Online. Many Americans will be surprised to hear that Britain is once again going to the polls, for what will be the third time in as many years. But while the June 8 election is unlikely to generate any shocks on the magnitude of the...
Britons face a tough choice later this month.
RALEIGH — More than 20 years after she left office, the late Margaret Thatcher’s name still evokes strong positive and negative reactions in Great Britain and around the world. John Blundell, former director general at the Institute of Economic Affairs and current visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, wrote the 2008 book, Margaret Thatcher: A Portrait of the Iron Lady. Blundell discussed his memories of Thatcher during a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. He also discussed Thatcher’s legacy with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
Politicians of all stripes can learn valuable lessons from the so-called Iron Lady.
North Carolina's senior senator is headed to California, but the Democratic crowd awaiting him resembles Tony Blair's Labour critics.
Over in England, the news sounds awfully familiar: there are traffic problems, debates about “urban sprawl” and standardized testing, out-of-control medical spending, and silly protests about globalization and the Middle East.
After completing his 8-day trip to London, John Hood says the buzz in Great Britain about war with Iraq is unavoidable.
After completing his 8-day trip to London, John Hood says the buzz in Great Britain about war with Iraq is unavoidable.
