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Radio Free Acton: Todd Huizinga Previews Brexit
Radio Free Acton: Todd Huizinga Previews Brexit
Jan 1, 2026 6:22 PM

On this edition of Radio Free Acton, we take a look at the ing referendum in Great Britain which will decide the fate of the UK’s membership in the European Union. Todd Huizinga, Acton’s Director of International Relations and author ofThe New Totalitarian Temptation: Global Governance and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe, joins the podcast fresh from his latest European trip and shares his analysis of the pros and cons for Britain, as well as the reaction in Brussels to the vote and what it may portend for the future of the EU.

You can listen to the podcast via the audio player below; I’ve posted links to some of the articles we discussed after the jump.

BBC: MPs ‘considering using majority’ to keep UK in single market

Bloomberg: Brexit Contagion Is Spreading Across the EU, Pew Study Finds

Washington Post: It’s not just Britain: A new poll shows Europeans elsewhere are tired of the E.U.

The Telegraph: Voters are hearing the risks of remaining in the EU, and are concluding it’s time for Brexit

The Telegraph: Letters: petitiveness is undermined by a failing EU

The American Interest: Two Out of Three Germans Want Merkel Replaced

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