The Globalist

How does the history of the U.S. national anthem reflect the country’s long struggle with racial, economic and gender inequality?

The United States used to be the key force promoting global governance. What are the global consequences of America’s deeply divided domestic politics?

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

Does Canada really help explain the United States’ characteristic “way of war”?

What is the historic context and potential significance of the protest movement directed against Wall Street?

What does the end of U.S. and European global dominance mean for the world economy?

Why does such a high degree of corrosive disunity persist in the United States?

Why do myths about a “transatlantic gap” persist, despite little supporting evidence?

How did the Dominican Republic's and Haiti’s environmental past determine their economic futures?

Are apologies for racial abuses enough — or are reparations necessary?