The Globalist

Why is the U.S. Treasury Secretary urging Europe to adopt the same borrow-and-spend policies that got the United States into so much fiscal trouble?

If a black-or-white political culture is grounds for sending in U.S. troops, then few countries require an invasion more urgently than the United States.

The United States used to be the key force promoting global governance. What are the global consequences of America’s deeply divided domestic politics?

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?

Will immigration reform repeat the past abuses of illegal immigration, a history perpetrated by members of the U.S. Congress at the behest of their business associates?

How do the Republican promoters of limited government get away with their myopia?

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?

Why is it that U.S. business and society seem less well prepared to tackle a long-term challenge such as climate change?