Commentary
As I’m writing from the United Kingdom for the next couple of weeks, I thought I would offer a take on Boris Johnson’s resignation that involves one huge missed opportunity and one indefensible decision.
On the one hand, we’ll touch on how he fed the left-wing British media a juicy scandal via his own self-inflicted stupidity. On the other, we’ll discuss how Johnson missed a key economic opportunity to enhance post-Brexit British trade.
These two events are likely what will define his time in office.
Groping for an Answer
The scandal that led to Johnson stepping down was his appointment of Member of Parliament Chris Pincher as deputy chief whip in February, despite his supposed prior knowledge of Pincher’s long history of allegedly groping other men….