The Globalist

Is French leadership strong only when opposing action? Have German leaders finally learned to be diplomatic?

Why is the United States forever engaging in political scandals and horse races — rather than in the business of governing?

Could all the suicide bombings and car bombs indicate that the forces of medievalism are losing the battle for Pakistan?

Is Jorge Bergoglio up to the task of reforming the Catholic Church without breaking it apart? Governance reforms are centuries overdue.

Why is the U.S. Treasury Secretary urging Europe to adopt the same borrow-and-spend policies that got the United States into so much fiscal trouble?

Will Israel be able to create a better political reality in order to save its very existence?

Why would emerging countries copy the unhealthy eating habits of the West, when their own tradition is so much healthier?

If a black-or-white political culture is grounds for sending in U.S. troops, then few countries require an invasion more urgently than the United States.

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

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