Anglo conservatism is in shambles. The UK Conservatives have lost their majority after pushing for an extreme hard Brexit and the party is totally divided on how to approach the issue; the US Republicans have turned into a populist-nationalist movement led by a third world-style egomaniac; the Canadian Conservatives are in the wilderness; and the Australian Liberal Party is controlled by right-wing fanatics who have made the moderate PM's life impossible. Perhaps this state of disarray has le...
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Our endorsement for the German federal election

Germans will decide on Sunday if they want to keep Angela Merkel as their chancellor after eight years in power. According to polls, an overwhelming majority of voters – around 60% – prefer Merkel as chancellor rather than her Social Democratic challenger Peer Steinbrück. It is not difficult to see why. Unlike most of its Euro-zone neighbours, the German economy is doing pretty well. Unemployment is at a two-decade low, investor confidence...

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By Alejandro Honeker

Germany prepares to choose a new Parliament on Sunday and, according to the latest polls, anything could happen. First of all, let’s mention this (believe me, it’s going to be easier later on): Black = Christian Democrats (CDU) --or, more exactly, CDU+CSU--, red = Social Democrats (SPD), yellow = liberals (FDP), and green equals, well, green. Since no party is considering a coalition with the far-left Left Party, we’ll leave it out of the equation. In order to form g...

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