The repeal of “Obamacare” is an alarming story about the quasi-dictatorial powers that billionaires have in the U.S. political system.
“Now Let US Pray,” Or: Converting Melania to Mother Mary of the Masses
There’s an image makeover in progress for the First Lady in the Trump Administration.
Anti-Nepotism Vs. Adult Supervision for Donald Trump
Moderating the US president and keeping him from erratic isolation may fall to his children and especially his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
How Turkey and China Undermine Their Future Prosperity
Ruling by oppression stunts human development and significantly reduces an economy’s ability to advance.
US: A Long 1932 – Or More?
Reflections on the present-day challenges for the United States, the self-appointed beacon of “democracy.”
Media As “Opposition”? If Only Steve Bannon Were Right
U.S. journalists may balk at the Trump White House calling them the opposition, but that’s their proper role.
Everything But the Wall: Donald Trump’s Real Plan
What the Trump Administration is likely to do instead to get the immigration outcomes it wants.
TPP and the Democrats’ Failure to Manage Globalization At Home
It’s a lop-sided world when a Republican billionaire turned President cancels a corporatist trade deal eagerly pursued by a Democratic administration.
Trump Goes Brazil: Import Substitution on His Mind
Is the new US President really trying to resolve the competitiveness challenge by relying on outdated 1960s style, Brazilian economic concepts?
When Japan Attacked Globalism
In a curious role reversal, it was a Japanese Prime Minister who stole the march on Trump and his anti-globalism chants.