WASHINGTON Brexit is winning — that is, Britain’s exit from the European Union. As the June 23 referendum approaches, public opinion has swung toward “Leave” the EU as opposed to “Remain” in the EU. This has fueled anxieties about the global economy and the fate of Europe. Brexit could compound economic pessimism, leading to a selloff in stock markets ...

  As the June 23 referendum vote approaches, the polls show the Leave campaign is edging the Remain camp amid international angst that UK’s exit from the EU would have a negative impact on the bloc and global economy as well. Polls ahead of the British vote saw stocks and the pound dropping after four polls put the Leave campaign ...

  Ramesh Ponnuru A lot of people who want tighter gun control blame the US Supreme Court for standing in their way. In 2008, a 5-4 majority read the Second Amendment to protect an individual’s right to own guns. That decision, writes Fareed Zakaria, “has made common-sense regulation of guns much harder” and contributed to America’s high gun-homicide rate. The ...