Was Brexit the Canary in the Coal Mine Signaling the Rise of Populism?

To: Mother

Date: July 4, 2016

Subject: Re: Did you know Britain was leaving Europe? Should I worry?

Glad to see you figured out how to access your email account. I smiled when I saw your note in my inbox. Thank you, though I am not sure that Thomas Watson felt the same way when Alexander Graham Bell called him.

Britain had a referendum on whether it wanted to continue its membership in the European Union. As you point out, if it were to leave Europe, where would it go? It is not like it can simply pick up, like my cousin Howard, who after 43-years of marriage ran off with his neighbor.