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I am on record dismissing Brexit as just a sham sold by shysters, full of lies and presumptions signifying no deal. I refer you to such commentaries as “EU: Britain Trying to Have Cake and Eat It Too,” January 29, 2013, “Brexit: Forget Leaving, Britain a Greater EU Contagion If It Remains,” June 22, 2016,… Read more.
UK Prime Minster Theresa May met with EU leaders in Salzburg on Thursday to discuss terms for a Brexit deal. The setting was idyllic, perfect for the kind of schmoozing and cajoling she had in mind. More to the point, May reportedly thought her Chequers plan provided just what both sides needed to break up… Read more.
President Vladimir Putin has been ordering hits on his Russian detractors for years. I began commenting on them over a decade ago in “Putin Probably Ordered the Hit. But No One Will Do Anything About It,” November 28, 2006. This excerpt highlights not only my cynical take on his abiding MO but also my prescient… Read more.
Or, as Britain’s most notorious politician, Boris Johnson, warns, ‘volunteering for economic vassalage’? Here is the Trumpian way President Donald Trump thanked Prime Minister Theresa May for orchestrating his recent cloak-and-dagger visit to the UK: Mr. Trump second-guessed Mrs. May’s handling of the main issue on her plate: how Britain should cut ties to the… Read more.
