The Globalist

A new new idea is gaining steam in the United States: national ID cards. Many Americans, though, are concerned about the government invading their privacy.

If it weren’t for the Third Reich, could Billy Joel have been Germany’s richest man?

Are U.S. national security measures adequate to prevent suicide attacks in this country?

What is the state of the U.S. accounting industry — and its sudden loss of credibility after Enron?

Does it help the U.S. business culture to fence off the Enron fiasco — and pretend it didn’t happen?

After the crash of the dot.com boom, is the collapse of the great merger boom the next crisis facing U.S. business?

Will the Middle East conflict help restore Europe’s own belief in its values — and in its own military power?

Is Europe a vital missing element in the Middle East peace negotiations?

Are the region’s leaders — Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat — personally committed to ending violence?

What can America’s biggest discount retailer teach Alan Greenspan?