How might Turkey’s relations with Europe be different if it had engaged in food diplomacy?
After the French Elections: The Potential Benefits of Hollande
With the election of François Hollande, could France be in for a repeat of its transformative early-1980s experience?
Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Franchiser?
Discover how the polymath and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin gave shape to one of America’s most potent business concepts.
Domestic Incapacitation and Foreign Policymaking
Has the world reached a point where all major nations are too troubled at home to engage meaningfully in foreign policy?
The Battle for the Future of America: Catholics Vs. Victorians
Is the dominance of Protestant thought in U.S. politics bound to be challenged?
Is Obama Suppressing His Inner Romney?
What effects will the Romney candidacy have on President Obama’s positioning and political rhetoric?
Rethinking the Purposes of American Education
Is the success of higher education in the United States dependent on debt?
The Case for German Leadership on Health Care
Could the Germans actually be more “capitalist” than the Americans? Let’s consider drug prices.
The U.S. Supreme Court, Healthcare Reform and Domestic Political Peace
How is it possible that today the Supreme Court marches backwards so steadfastly, given the supposedly self-restraining power of precedent?
Goldman Sachs and the Vatican: Two Cultures of Infallibility
What do two of the world’s most powerful institutions have in common?
























