The Globalist

The Trumps want to become a dynasty like the Fugger family. Are they in the same league? Get the fugg outta here!

Close family ties were a way of life in early American presidential politics.

Advice to our British friends : A concise compilation of the delusions shaping the surreal mindset of Britain’s Brexiteer brigades.

11 theses on what an undemocratic and unnecessary mess the world’s supposedly leading democracy finds itself in.

Stephan Richter’s interview on NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report, on the latest G20 summit in Germany and signs of the U.S. under Trump backing away from globalization.

Jimmy Carter’s failed Iran rescue was a key event in Trump strategist Steve Bannon’s life – then he authorized a similar botched raid in Yemen.

The repeal of “Obamacare” is an alarming story about the quasi-dictatorial powers that billionaires have in the U.S. political system.

There’s an image makeover in progress for the First Lady in the Trump Administration.

Moderating the US president and keeping him from erratic isolation may fall to his children and especially his son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Ruling by oppression stunts human development and significantly reduces an economy’s ability to advance.