Parliament of the United Kingdom

Boris Johnson speaks after being announced as Britain's next prime minister July 23 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. (CNS/Reuters/Toby Melville)

On both sides of the Atlantic, disruptors bring chaos, hyperpolarization

Distinctly Catholic: Americans observing the current political mess in the U.K. will be familiar with the incalculable toll it takes on a democracy when the head of government is not trustworthy.

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