How have the ideas of Ayn Rand shaped contemporary Republican thinking on economic and political issues?
America, Enjoy the Downward Slide
Can the United States sustain its power? Even more relevant is the question, Is it worth it?
The British Seeds of American Decline
Is the decline of the United States as an economic superpower inevitable? Or can it avoid the mistakes of past superpowers?
Britain’s Legacy in the Middle East: Iraq’s Oil
How has British and U.S. desire to control Iraqi oil shaped the country’s recent history?
Toward a Pacific-Oriented America? (Part I)
Is the United States really shifting from an Atlantic to an Asia-Pacific orientation?
Occupy Wall Street and the Missing American Revolution
What is the historic context and potential significance of the protest movement directed against Wall Street?
It’s Sunny in Nicosia — Why Not in Jerusalem?
What would it take to create an environment of Cyprus-like co-existence in the Holy Land?
A Brief History of Cheap Labor
How was cheap labor key to turning Britain, Germany and the United States into industrial powers?
Global Markets: America’s Fourth Branch of Government
Will the globalized marketplace force reforms to the U.S. political system?
Default and the Sectarian Temptation: America’s Achilles’ Heel
How has sectarianism caused the United States to run suicidal risks — repeatedly and unnecessarily?