Last week in this column, the specter of the Brexit (the now infamous departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union) was portrayed as a remote possibility, supported only by a small percentage of right-wing loons and their cadre of loyal crypto-fascist supporters. The next day, when this column was published, it had become clear that this was no lunatic fringe; in fact, nearly 52 percent of Britons voted to depart the EU, and based on the response of other member states this week, [...]
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