When democracy’s institutions meet ‘personal brand’ politicians
by Ned Temko
Jun 15, 2023
4 minutes
Many years ago, when I was in high school, I was a pretty good wrestler. But when a friend jokingly remarked that I’d be a good guy to have alongside him in case of a mugging, I remember my younger brother chiming in: “Yeah, as long as he could tell the mugger, ‘Stay inside that circle. And stop if the referee blows the whistle!’”
Similarly constrained fights, but with real-world implications, have been raging this week on both sides of the Atlantic as two of the world’s leading democracies – the United States and Britain – moved formally
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