The Globalist

Will it take the United States 20 years to rid itself of Tea Party obstructionism?

One of the biggest hoaxes of American history is that the Civil War ended back in 1865. Battling over racism then, health care now, U.S. society is still at war with itself.

Will China follow the U.S. model or the German model for innovation and management?

Why Angela Merkel will ultimately opt for a Black-Green coalition.

How Republicans and their cynical allies deal with America’s real problems.

In a triumph of Western democracy, the interventionist impulses of US and UK are cut down to size.

After the D.C. mayor’s veto: What’s Walmart’s real game plan — aside from refusing to pay a living wage?

After the NSA snooping, why are politicians and citizens all across Latin America so dismayed?

What happens when a bunch of former senators run U.S. foreign policy?

Syria: When “red lines” lead to red faces.