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April 15, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Trump Has His Next Target for the Chopping Block: Entire Embassies
Donald Trump continues his disastrous push to shrink America’s global footprint.
June 13, 2023
Matt Ford
Yes, Trump Supporters, Functioning Democracies Can Prosecute Former Leaders
Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon is the latest example.
April 29, 2019
Stephen Paduano
Brexit Could Be Turning the Tide for Scottish Independence
Scottish secession still seems unlikely. But until the 2016 referendum, so did leaving the EU.
June 24, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is Brexit the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom?
November 5, 2015
Evan Fleischer
Scotland's Independence Referendum Obsession
What started as a once-in-a-generation event has quickly turned into a cliche
May 8, 2015
Brian McNair
British Politics Could Get Very Nasty
May 3, 2015
Robert Tombs
What Does England Want?
Not since the 1600s has the English establishment been so politically threatened in its heartland
September 24, 2014
Elaine Teng
Spain Is Learning All the Wrong Lessons from Scotland's Referendum
September 19, 2014
Ariel Dorfman
What Robert Burns Would Have Made of Scottish Independence
Robert Burns helped to forge a pride of place that has become a reservoir of national identity
September 19, 2014
Jason Cowley
After Scotland, The United Kingdom Has to Fundamentally Change
September 19, 2014
Elaine Teng
Scotland Rejected Independence But Alex Salmond Still Got Exactly What He Wanted
September 18, 2014
Elaine Teng
Can the Scottish National Party Survive Scottish Independence?
September 16, 2014
Elaine Teng
Will Britain Lose its Seat on the U.N. Security Council Seat if Scotland Becomes Independent?
British newspapers and politicians alike have claimed that it would
September 15, 2014
Jason Cowley
The Dissolution of the U.K. Would Be a Bad Omen for the Rest of the World
With a new Cold War and the Middle East in flames, Britain must stay together.
September 12, 2014
Elaine Teng
No, Scottish Independence Would Not Guarantee Permanent Tory Rule
It’s bad news for Labour and Conservative alike.
September 12, 2014
A.L. Kennedy
Scotland's Radically Inclusive Nationalism
Why I would vote for independence
September 5, 2014
Angus Roxburgh
A Scottish Writer Explains Why He's Voting for Independence
December 7, 2012
Gordon S. Wood
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October 5, 2012
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Maya Jasanoff
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