Why Britain Left  —  I said goodnight to a gloomy party of Leave-minded Londoners a few minutes after midnight.  The paper ballots were still being counted by hand.  Only the British overseas territory of Gibraltar had reported final results.  Yet the assumption of a Remain victory filled the room—and depressed my hosts.

Brexit isn't about economics.  It's about xenophobia.  —  When my girlfriend and I were in London last week, a drunk man accosted us at a pub.  That's pretty par for the course there, in my experience.  But this one — a middle-aged, dark-haired white guy we'll call “Bob” — was different.

The Daily 202: Stop underestimating Trump.  ‘Brexit’ vote shows why he can win.  —  THE BIG IDEA: Britain's stunning vote to leave the European Union suggests that we've been seriously underestimating Donald Trump's ability to win the presidential election.

EU referendum: BBC forecasts UK votes to leave  —  The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum, a BBC forecast suggests.  —  London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England.

Brexit: The Morning After  —  Well, that was pretty awesome - and I mean that in the worst way.  A number of people deserve vast condemnation here, from David Cameron, who may go down in history as the man who risked wrecking Europe and his own nation for the sake of a momentary political advantage …

Britain Votes to Leave the European Union  —  LONDON — Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a historic decision sure to reshape the nation's place in the world, rattle the Continent and rock political establishments throughout the West.  —  With 309 of 382 of the country's cities …

Feel the Foreboding  —  If you've read my editors' blog posts over the years, you likely know that I am at heart a small-c conservative and instinctive institutionalist.  There are up and down sides to that way of approaching the world.  But it's a posture that colors my reactions to most things.

Who's to Blame for Brexit?  The Elites  —  UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media following Britain's vote to leave the EU.  —  Over the past decade, elites broke the world, and were unrepentant about their failure.  They created the conditions for the worst economic crisis …

UK votes Brexit: what would happen next?  —  Play!  —  More than three years after David Cameron unveiled his strategy to reform Europe and put it to a referendum, Britain has voted to leave and the Prime Minister has resigned.  —  It is the greatest disaster to befall the block in its 59-year history.

The Brexit Vote Was Just the Beginning  —  Now comes the actual work of leaving the EU.  —  London, England — So, what now?  —  The immediate answer is: Nothing.  As the prime minister made clear in his resignation speech this morning, it will be months before the government triggers Article 50 …

Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland  —  Trump skips politics on Scotland trip (probably a good idea)  —  Earlier this month, Donald Trump was asked about the upcoming vote in the U.K. about leaving the European Union.  The reporter asked, “And Brexit?  Your position?”  Trump replied, “Huh?”

First Read: Trump Takes a Surreal Victory Lap in Scotland  —  Trump: I See Parallel Between ‘Brexit’ and U.S. 1:21  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Trump takes surreal victory lap in Scotland