The Globalist

The monster that Saudi Arabia created may come to haunt itself — at home.

Why have US political pundits been so off the mark during this presidential election cycle? Just look to Pope Francis.

Individual rights in the United States are not threatened because government is too oppressive. The real problem is that government is too weak.

Can optimism be a substitute for doing really hard work? Or is it just a very transparent excuse for a cop-out on climate change?

How did Germany link its own ideas to those emerging from France, North America and South America in the late 18th and 19th centuries?

Despite all the talk about the Republican Party in need of splitting into two camps, aren’t the Democrats a more realistic target?

Did former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel really utter his most famous words — "Never let a serious crisis go to waste" — in vain?

What will Saudi Arabia choose for the future — U.S. allies or Wahhabi Islam?

Will the United States be able to find its place in the process of economic and political globalization?