Tag Archives: Special Series: Global Governance — US Democracy

The U.S. Refusal to See China as a Positive Challenge

Why don’t Americans let themselves be spurred to stimulate their competitive juices when they look at China?

Read more »

Climate Change and the Claim to Global Leadership

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

Read more »

An America That Can’t: A Reflection on Obama’s Second Inaugural

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

Read more »

America’s Bismarck: How Lincoln Created Industrial America

Do Americans — who have a conflicted attitude toward government — realize the economic power that Abraham Lincoln wielded?

Read more »

Next Stop: The U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate

What’s the historical background of Congressional negotiations over domestic debt?

Read more »

The U.S. Democrats as a Conservative Party

Despite all the talk about the Republican Party in need of splitting into two camps, aren’t the Democrats a more realistic target?

Read more »

The Republicans’ Endgame

Is the best political game plan available to U.S. Republicans to be refuseniks?

Read more »

When the United States Strikes Out

How does the world’s largest economy perform on the three most important tasks to create a better global economy?

Read more »