Angela Merkel is likely cruising to an easy re-election as Germany’s chancellor. Because many pundits in America refer to her as the “leader of the free world,” it is tempting to speculate that her electoral success is due to keen wisdom and firm leadership. In reality, quite the opposite is the case. In many ways,…
Trying to please Europeans, and Germans in particular, is not always time well spent.
Center-left parties, particularly in the major European nations, appear weak, shriveled, and unable to govern.