The Globalist

Remembering historic times of magic — in two magical cities.

U.S. newspapers are dying a slow, but accelerating death. Even Warren Buffet has thrown in the towel.

Is it possible that U.S. society is more divided today than it used to be at the height of the anti-Vietnam war protests in the late 1960s?

50 years ago, on May 4, 1970, the U.S. National Guard opened fire on protesters at Kent State University. Barry Wood traveled to the campus and found somber reminders of that tragic day.

Germans worry about not getting things right. What has happened to Germany’s much-vaunted German efficiency?

Will China really halt technology transfers that it has required under many joint venture deals with U.S. companies?

Polarized and despondent, the Czech Republic is not a happy place. Despite rising living standards, Czechs are stuck in a national malaise.

How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.

The fall of the Berlin Wall signaled a rebirth of freedom, liberating millions who had been trapped for two generations on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain.

How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom.