The reassuring weakness of parliamentary democracies

Few of these wobbly governments are capable of the kind of damage a US presidency can wreak. Given the kinds of people getting elected, that may be a good thing.

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Americans – or at least those among them who care about the world beyond their borders – tend to scoff at the parliamentary systems that predominate elsewhere. Such  democracies encourage a plurality of parties so that unlike in America’s presidential system, generally no one wins outright. Post-election negotiations…