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Benjamin Cunningham

Benjamin Cunningham is a writer, journalist and PhD candidate at the University of Barcelona. He was formerly editor-in-chief of The Prague Post, a senior editor with The Slovak Spectator and a Prague-based correspondent for The Economist. His book “The Liar” will be published by Public Affairs in 2022.

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Protest is worthwhile, but only as an initial tactic

“Get rid of Fico” must become “Replace Fico with X”.

Benjamin Cunningham

Approaching its third decade, Kaliňák’s hairstyle is old enough to have children of its own.

2019: Kaliňák gets a haircut and runs for president

Apple buys Tesla and Corbyn wins the election in the UK. Some predictions for 2019.

Benjamin Cunningham

The UK must hold a general election or another Brexit referendum

There is no other way out of these absurd Brexit negotiations.

Benjamin Cunningham

The world cannot afford cheap petrol

The fuel tax was the first thing that Macron sacrificed in an attempt to calm protests.

Benjamin Cunningham

Car industry presents a clear warning of an economic downturn

It sure seems like there is plenty for the G20 to talk about.

Benjamin Cunningham

What does Lajčák really believe in?

The time to speak up was in 2015 and 2016. Lajčák didn’t, because it wasn’t career-friendly.

Benjamin Cunningham

Europe might not be just an innocent victim

While real estate bubbles in the US, Greece and Spain were partial causes of global crisis, irresponsible lending was also rife in places you hear little about.

Benjamin Cunningham

Manfred Weber of Germany wins the race to lead the European Union's center-right parties into key EU elections in May.

Why do they let nobodies lead key EU institutions?

Quite a lot of the conventional wisdom about the European Union is simply wrong, yet political leaders across the continent continue to reinforce the public’s worst impressions.

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Donald Trump during the election campaign.

The sinking Trump ship could drag the rest of the world down with it

Once association with Donald Trump is proven to be a risk for reelection rather than an asset, it is the beginning of his end.

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Canada did it, so should everybody else

The burden of proof must now shift to those who oppose legalisation of marijuana.

Benjamin Cunningham

Why nationalists cannot have a policy for global warming

The dynamic that emerges looks almost exactly like a classic problem in game theory.

Benjamin Cunningham

The Spitzenkandidat process is nonsensical and dishonest

Electing at least some MEPs on a cross-border basis, for example, would force candidates to articulate a vision for Europe, rather than count on preexisting party loyalties, to get elected.

Benjamin Cunningham

Judges are more powerful than ever before

The current Supreme Court battle in the US is a display of politics corrupting judicial independence, but it also shows how democracies are changing.

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News isn’t negative because journalists are cynical

The problem is caused by the demand side.

Benjamin Cunningham

Daylight saving time? We need a second referendum

Are you with Winston Churchill, beer gardens, freedom and French fries? Or do you prefer Putin, commuting to work in an icy black abyss and tyranny?

Benjamin Cunningham

Trump was, is and will continue to be a buffoon

How long will it go on and how can we limit the damage?

Benjamin Cunningham

Where does the freedom to raise a child how you want end?

We don’t allow five-year-olds to smoke cigarettes or juggle knives in their kindergarten. Yet, people are willing to engage in a conspiracy to avoid vaccinating their kids.

Benjamin Cunningham

Sensible policies would have urged more infrastructure spending in the south

We can not pretend that EU policies addressing southern Europe’s various liquidity and budgetary crises did not contribute to the collapsing infrastructure in southern Europe.

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If we do not resist evil, we go along with it

Gas chambers were preceded by eight or so years of seemingly reasonable people trying to rationalise irrational racism.

Benjamin Cunningham

Here is how I measure the speed of integration

Babiš proposes to end war, poverty and religious extremism with a snap of our fingers. Why hasn’t anybody else thought of this?

Benjamin Cunningham

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