The Globalist

New evidence of increasingly political polarization in the United States.

The United States is already using less gas, so why would it turn to solutions that aren’t necessary to free itself from foreign oil?

Could the Western democratic system be only a transitory phenomenon in the long history of humankind?

Individual rights in the United States are not threatened because government is too oppressive. The real problem is that government is too weak.

Would a transatlantic trade deal redefine the rules of global trade?

Can the trend toward more factionalism, tribalism and fragmentation in American political life be reversed?

Why are even America’s self-acclaimed liberal internationalists still so keen on being top dog? Will John Kerry follow in Hillary Clinton’s footsteps on this issue?

Which year saw the highest total of economic damages worldwide from natural disasters?

What is the real challenge President Obama and the American people must urgently resolve?

Does it even make sense to hold federal elections in the United States? After all, they never provide any real resolution.