Brexit 
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SOURCE: The Independent
12/5/19
Brexit will ultimately destabilise Europe, historians fear
Experts on European politics and history are shocked by the imbalance in the media coverage – and are warning of the probably consequences.
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11/5/19
The Ghosts of Founders Past
by Jason Pack
Halloween held a ghoulish surprise for American President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. As a result of their hubris, they were both forced to watch their longstanding dreams of unbridled executive authority die in the ditch of rule of law.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
10/20/19
Have you heard of the catastrophic men theory of history? Step forward Boris Johnson...
by Nick Cohen
Self-interested and reckless leadership defines too much of our past – and present.
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SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
10/13/19
American Brexit
by Tom Engelhardt
It’s Not Just Britain Headed for the Subbasement of Imperial History.
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SOURCE: History Today
Accessed 9/26/19
Are There Any Meaningful Historical Analogies for Brexit? Historians Respond.
Featuring Ali Ansari, Miranda Malins, D.H. Robinson, and Jonathan Fitzgibbons.
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9/8/19
Sir Ian Kershaw on His Latest Book, Brexit, and the Future of Europe
by David O’Connor
"The EU has come a long way and, as Brexit shows, the networks built up over previous decades are extremely complex."
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SOURCE: The Conversation
9/3/19
The American Founders made sure the president could never suspend Congress
by Eliga Gould
Given the similarities between the U.S. and U.K. political systems and the personal parallels – and affection – between Johnson and U.S. President Donald Trump, Americans might wonder whether the president has a similar power to suspend Congress.
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SOURCE: The Guardian
8/1/19
Expecting Ireland to be servile is part of a long British tradition
by Richard McMahon
The Brexit crisis is another example of how the UK so often ignores the consequences of its conduct on its neighbour.
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7/31/19
All the world’s a stage when you’re Boris Johnson basking in the no-deal-Brexit spotlight
by Esau Williams
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, the boy who once said he wanted to be ‘world king,’ has finally realized his life-long ambition of becoming British Prime Minister.
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SOURCE: Time
July 26, 2019
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson Rode the Same Wave Into Power. History Suggests the Parallels Won’t Stop There
by David Kaiser
The history of Anglo-American relations and how Trump and Johnson will utilize them.
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SOURCE: The New York Times
July 27, 2019
Winston Churchill Would Despise Boris Johnson
by Ian Buruma
Britain’s new leader has a sadly exaggerated sense of the importance his country will have after Brexit.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
7/24/19
How the failure of popular politics triggered the rise of Boris Johnson
by Jesse Tumblin
Instead of solving intractable problems, public referendums simply exacerbate them.
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7/7/19
Fictional History, Patriotism, and the Fight for Scottish Independence
by LuAnn McCracken Fletcher
As promoters of Scotland as a tourist destination continue to embrace “tartan heritage” in an effort to support Scotland’s important tourist industry, they unwittingly reinforce a version of history that serves the purpose of political propaganda, rather than disseminating a nuanced understanding of Scotland’s past.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
7/1/19
The Search for a Brexit-Era Margaret Thatcher
Forty years after Margaret Thatcher’s era-defining election victory in 1979, Britain once again appears divided and ungovernable, with a decision to make.
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SOURCE: Inside Sources
5/26/2019
BBC Reporter Educated in U.S. Frames the “Brutal” Brexit Exit of Theresa May
by Esau Williams
Theresa May’s exit is not likely to change Britian's relationship with Europe much.
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SOURCE: NY Times
5/6/19
Brexit? Danes Have Seen This Show, and It Doesn’t End Well
In 1864, riding a wave of nationalism, another former colonial power, Denmark, became engulfed in a doomed military conflict against Prussian and Austrian forces, experiencing a crushing loss that led to the surrender of around a third of its territory.
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SOURCE: CNN
Accessed 3/26/19
Margaret MacMillan, History Professor Emeritus at Oxford University, Gives Warnings from history for Brexit Britain
She warned that after Brexit, England could go back to the way it was in the 15th Century.
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1/16/19
The Defect that Brexit and MAGA Share
by Jonathan Fennell
After yesterday's Brexit defeat, the lessons that Brexiteers and Trump could learn from World War 2.
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12/14/2018
One Thing We Know for Sure About Brexit Is the Effect It’s Having on British Political Identity
by Luke Reader
The firmest indicator of political identity is whether one supports leaving or remaining in the EU.
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SOURCE: WSJ
12-10-2018
Voters Rebel in Europe’s Big Three
by Walter Russell Mead
Western political systems are under strain despite good economic times.
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