Scholars and observers alike agree that the European Union has weakened national parliaments. This article posits that such a view, while generally accurate, ignores ways in which the EU has helped national parliaments in their function as regulators of society. It identifies two key mechanisms:...

The combination of American excess consumption and China's financial extravaganza in accumulating US treasuries has been widely perceived as a major contributor to global imbalances. The current research examines whether this curious partnership can be sustained by concentrating on the Chinese...