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Janan GaneshFinancial Times |
Small countries have the best outcomes, while the few giants shape the globe
Voters can’t be sold on change until their nation is in acute trouble
Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despots
The Democrats might decide that playing by the rules has got them nowhere
A cautious politician is easier to elect than an ambiguous one
The swings between Democratic and Republican presidents weren’t so wild in America’s heyday
A once-common type is vanishing from the west, and it is a problem of demand not supply
America has cultural and structural advantages that governments can’t close
The lesson of 2024 so far is that American populists have no replacement for the former president’s star power
The US president’s high-spending protectionism is bad policy and worse politics
Polling precedent and economic data suggest the Democrats shouldn’t get ahead of themselves
Much of the Republicans’ ‘weirdness’ stems from their new tech friends
American populists oppose China but like pro-Beijing strongmen
Democrats fear chaos and dissent but deference to established candidates has cost them more often
Hatred of politicians deters good people from the job, which makes government worse, which makes voters hate politicians still more