John Foster / 03 Jul 2026
Afraid of Their Own Voters
Why Liberal Parties Move Right
Why do liberal parties seem more alarmed by victories on their left flank than defeats by the right?(...)
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John Foster / 29 May 2026
Neither Democracy Nor Dictatorship
Weimar Republic 2.0
What most closely links the post-2008 world to Weimar Germany is not extremism, but a deepening loss of confidence in liberal institutions.
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John Foster / 21 Feb 2026
Political Power is Dead
Hyperpolitics: Extreme Politicisation Without Democracy, by Anton Jäger
We inhabit an age of maximal political intensity and minimal political consequence.(...)