Dr. Christopher A. Hartwell for The Wall Street Journal: Poland’s Right-Wing Leaders Hit a Snag

"Poland inched out of its latest political crisis this week when the government allowed reporters back into the Parliament building to cover lawmakers. The proposal to block journalists had been another step in a perceived crackdown on civil liberties by the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS). Since taking power last year, PiS has also tried to reshape the country’s highest court and tried to ram its 2017 budget through Parliament on the sly."

Read Christopher A. Hartwell's commentary for The Wall Street Journal here.