Boris Johnson 
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11/1/2020
From a Victorian to a Twenty-First Century Understanding of Why History Matters
by Priya Satia
"Churchill was the apotheosis of the historically-minded statesman, committed to the idea of history as progress in which the role of great men was to suppress ordinary moral compunctions about destructive events that forwarded it."
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10/11/2020
Who Owns Churchill?: Three Mythic Configurations
by Steven Fielding, Bill Schwarz, and Richard Toye
A new book examines the ways that Winston Churchill's image has been used in British politics, not least by Churchill himself.
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SOURCE: The New York Times
6/29/2020
A Surprising Role Model Emerges for Boris Johnson: F.D.R.
The British prime minister, trying to regroup in the coronavirus pandemic, wants to bury Thatcherism and embark on a program of ambitious public works.
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SOURCE: Verso
3/31/2020
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Study in the Politics and Aesthetics of English Misery
by Owen Hatherley
Owen Hatherley reflects on the last two UK general elections by charting the musical evolution of The Smiths.
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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: 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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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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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: 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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SOURCE: The Washington Post
5-15-16
Ex-London Mayor Boris Johnson compares the EU to Hitler
He has compared the European Union’s aims to those of Adolf Hitler, arguing that the 28-nation bloc is creating a superstate that mirrors the attempt of the Nazi leader to dominate the European continent.
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