The Globalist

The year when China was brought out of its shell — and the U.S. started learning about unsuccessful interventions.

Reflections on the life of the late South African President.

The American language becomes inclusive, gender neutral and racialized, as well as ugly and inaccurate.

Remembering historic times of magic — in two magical cities.

U.S. newspapers are dying a slow, but accelerating death. Even Warren Buffet has thrown in the towel.

Is it possible that U.S. society is more divided today than it used to be at the height of the anti-Vietnam war protests in the late 1960s?

50 years ago, on May 4, 1970, the U.S. National Guard opened fire on protesters at Kent State University. Barry Wood traveled to the campus and found somber reminders of that tragic day.

Germans worry about not getting things right. What has happened to Germany’s much-vaunted German efficiency?

Will China really halt technology transfers that it has required under many joint venture deals with U.S. companies?

Polarized and despondent, the Czech Republic is not a happy place. Despite rising living standards, Czechs are stuck in a national malaise.