The Republican Party is utterly unprepared for the hard realities of relative U.S. decline vis-à-vis China.
Route to Authoritarian Power in Democracies: From the 1930s to the 2020s
The history of white nationalism, grievance and authoritarianism in Europe makes the agenda of the current Republican Party in the US far easier to understand.
United States: Bipartisanship on the Cheap
The Growing Climate Solutions Act, if signed into law, won’t cost a lot of money, won’t hurt anybody, but won’t go far in curbing greenhouse gases.
Aiding Central Americans is the Ethical Thing to Do
The U.S. has a duty to compensate the people of Central America whose tragic circumstances it helped create.
The Biden Administration’s Anti-Corruption Agenda
Will key European leaders join Biden’s approach on fighting kleptocratic regimes, whether Russia, China, Iran or Turkey?
Keeping China at Bay: Biden’s Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Blueprint
The best way to counter China’s propaganda would be for the Biden infrastructure programs to show that democracy works by providing concrete benefits to Americans.
Sayonara to Foie Gras
Why not focus our wrath against the mass-producers of cheap chickens before we attack niche-market foie gras?
Inequality à la San Francisco: A Warning for America’s Future
Karl Marx and the dark side of the tech revolution
U.S. Republicans: Flirting With Fascism
Like their German counterparts in the 1930s, Donald Trump’s Republican enablers in the U.S. Congress have lots of intelligence but no principles.
Making the United States “democratic” Again
How the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule must be modified to restore majority rule and give the U.S. a prayer to be a modern, dynamic country.