home rule

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A Danish colony until 1953, Greenland gained home rule 26 years later and is contemplating eventually loosening its ties with Denmark.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

"We have always worked towards independence when we got home rule in 1979 and more independence in 2009."

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

Local leaders have protested the move, calling it an unprecedented intrusion on home rule.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

Congress has given D.C. a significant measure of home rule, including control of its police force.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

When home rule was up, he had no eyes or ears for any political subject but Ireland, of course excepting his favorite excursions into the twin subjects of Homer and Christian theology.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various