The Globalist

What are the keys to wartime presidential leadership?

The American Civil War – then and now: A reflection 50 years after Martin Luther King’s death.

Donald Trump is one of the crasser manifestations of the Republicans’ unperturbed selfishness and hucksterism.

Could Russia have been as successful as the United States?

Americans are loath to take action on climate change. Will they be more open-minded when the issue is cast national security terms?

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

How will the United States deal with the fissures created by globalization and meritocracy?

What similarities emerge between the U.S. economy of today and that of 1860?

What will be the central challenge facing the next U.S. president as the budget grows tight?