Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Obama Goes to Indonesia: It's More Than a Sentimental Journey

Why should Americans probably be more worried about Indonesia's democracy than its religious orientation?

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“Defeating the Taliban”: Naïveté and the American Empire

While modern “Rome” is burning, why do U.S. foreign policy elites keep meddling in overseas adventures?

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Dateline America: What’s So Horrible About Being Anti-Colonialist?

Is President Obama really an anti-colonialist, as Dinesh D’Souza argues? And so what if he is?

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Reading the Tea Leaves in November

Is the United States ready to accept the 21st century?

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America’s Turning Point: Was It 2001 or 2008?

What can Americans learn about the future by identifying a fundamental turning point in their recent past?

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Timothy Geithner: The Perfect Protégé

How Tim Geithner helped to save the economy — but failed to change the system.

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The U.S., Kazakhstan and Stresses of Empire

How has the Obama Administration bungled U.S. relations with Kazakhstan?

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The U.S. Colossus with Feet of Clay

Why is the United States losing its footing as the world’s economic and diplomatic leader?

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Why Obama Can Only Dream About Being David Cameron

Why does President Obama have plenty of reasons to secretly admire David Cameron, his British counterpart?

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Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne as Obama’s Ghostwriter?

How are the fate of companies and entire countries' economies intertwined?

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