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.