The Globalist

Reflections on the present-day challenges for the United States, the self-appointed beacon of “democracy.”

The Phillipines’ new President, not Russia’s Putin, is the international leader closest to Trump’s heart and mind.

Putin cares as little about Russia as Trump does about America. They only care about making the world safe for the super-rich.

Will Trump have a similarly devastating effect on democracies that Gorbachev had on Communism?

Is the new US President really trying to resolve the competitiveness challenge by relying on outdated 1960s style, Brazilian economic concepts?

A reflection on the strategic consequences of accidental American political inversions.

How the Founding Fathers’ original intent regarding the Electoral College over time was turned on its very head.

As Americans must regain their respect for one another, how far should Democrats go to work with Republicans now?

As 2017 begins, a meditation on reining in vitriol and reviving Americans’ trust in one another.

A national direct elections compact concluded by the major states is the only way to ensure that future U.S. Presidents will have been elected by a plurality of Americans.