Political Unpredictability Is Now the New Normal: Weekend Reads

U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, not pictured, through the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Trump said he'll discuss a trade deal with Erdogan during a White House meeting on Wednesday.Photographer: Alex Edelman/Bloomberg

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By Michael Winfrey

November 16, 2019 at 1:00 PM UTC

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The U.S. impeachment hearings, the chaos in Bolivia and Britain’s snap elections have one thing in common: They all underscore how leaders who test the limits of traditional political norms can trigger unpredictable results that aren’t easy to fix.