The Globalist

Italy keeps investing itself in false hopes. No political leader can provide magic fixes.

The message remains the same: Just blame Europe.

Will it take the United States 20 years to rid itself of Tea Party obstructionism?

Is Jorge Bergoglio up to the task of reforming the Catholic Church without breaking it apart? Governance reforms are centuries overdue.

Is Italy in danger of finding itself outside the umbrella of nations Germany and its partners are willing to support?

Will Francois Hollande choose to make France like Germany or to make France like Italy?

Where does Russia find itself in the world of today? What’s the real balance sheet of the Putin era to date?

Is boastful U.S. rhetoric indicative of a desire to cling to a world that is no longer in reach?

Will U.S. students take a page from their Chilean brethren and protest the high cost of college education?

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