The Globalist

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.

Why are even America’s self-acclaimed liberal internationalists still so keen on being top dog? Will John Kerry follow in Hillary Clinton’s footsteps on this issue?

How does one turn environmental problems into a threat for the United States and then into a profit opportunity?

Why is it that U.S. business and society seem less well prepared to tackle a long-term challenge such as climate change?