The Globalist

How did Democrats and Republicans both become the parties of war and the purveyors of an interventionist foreign policy?

How are the Democratic and Republican parties both complicit in turning the United States into a warfare/welfare state?

Has the United States lost the set of civic values that made it exceptional among nations?

How did the United States end up with an empire — and how is that responsibility handicapping the country’s future?

Stephan Richter discusses major international news stories with Diane Rehm on National Public Radio.

True or false: The U.S. and European welfare states are a whole lot closer in size than is commonly thought?

How does Italy’s prime minister plan to cope with the euro crisis and revive his country’s economy?

How does Argentina’s recently re-elected president envision her country’s future?

How did a humble Tunisian fruit vendor unleash a tide of protest throughout the Arab world?

What were the most intriguing books featured on The Globalist Bookshelf in 2011?