Stephan Richter

Director of the Global Ideas Center, a global network of authors and analysts, and Editor-in-Chief of The Globalist.

Middle Class and Globalization: A Big Power Comparison (Part I)

Which nation stands to lose the most compared to its own expectations, projected path and historic experiences?

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Is the U.S. Middle Class at a Turning Point?

Is the United States prepared for economically stressful times?

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Europe as a Figment of the Republicans’ Imagination

Is the Republican Party’s castigation of Europe nothing more than a political diversion tactic?

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The American Dream Is Alive and Well…In China

Could it be that the Chinese now believe more in the American Dream than do Americans themselves?

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Obama: Not Shellacked, But “Lasched”

Is two years enough time for politicians to stay in office and get concrete results?

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Obama and Merkel at the G20: Loved in the World, Unwanted at Home

Why are Barack Obama and Angela Merkel more popular abroad than at home?

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Larry Summers: Economic Idolatrist, or False Prophet?

Why has the former U.S. Treasury Secretary gone from hyping the United States to breathlessly promoting India?

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Where Fox News Gets It Right

Why should the mainstream media take a page from Fox News and offer clearer connections between issues?

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The Weimar Republic and the Ominous Rise of Jon Stewart

Why Jon Stewart’s rise may signify bad news for the United States — and the world as a whole.

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“Defeating the Taliban”: Naïveté and the American Empire

While modern “Rome” is burning, why do U.S. foreign policy elites keep meddling in overseas adventures?

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