The Globalist

How is an increasingly dilapidated San Francisco symbolic of the challenges facing the United States?

Why is blame-shifting far from the ideal response for a world that finds itself in considerable trouble?

What is really stifling a vigorous, solutions- and future-oriented American democracy?

Does the U.S. credit downgrade mark the end of the country’s economic dominance?

Why must one wonder whether Foxconn is not an arm of the Taiwanese intelligence services?

Can a poorly operating political system infest a country like a computer can fall prey to a virus?

Why can rating agencies do more to improve the financial health of countries than anything else?

Why should the United States actually thank WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange?

Do those who demand stronger leadership from Angela Merkel miscomprehend the nature of democratic regimes in modern times?

Is the United States really a consumer paradise — or is it a republic of the consumed?