[The Critic] The Strange Death of Spain

A power-hungry socialist Prime Minister has struck a deal with separatists that will dissolve the country as we know it.

Jorge González-Gallarza

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Hundreds gathered in Barcelona to protest the deal between Pedro Sanchez (PSOE) and Carles Puigdemont (Junts) on November 9, 2023 (Picture Credit: Marc Asensio/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Wherever Spain is headed once a looming confidence vote later in November likely confers another mandate on Pedro Sánchez, future historians will struggle to relate that trajectory to the way the…

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Jorge González-Gallarza

A writer in Paris, Jorge's work has featured in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, The American Conservative, The National Interest and elsewhere.