Could the Germans actually be more “capitalist” than the Americans? Let’s consider drug prices.
The U.S. Supreme Court, Healthcare Reform and Domestic Political Peace
How is it possible that today the Supreme Court marches backwards so steadfastly, given the supposedly self-restraining power of precedent?
Goldman Sachs and the Vatican: Two Cultures of Infallibility
What do two of the world’s most powerful institutions have in common?
Europe’s Greece, America’s Afghanistan
Why are the investments Europe and the United States made in Greece and Afghanistan, respectively, failing to bear fruit?
Just Who Fears Democracy? On the Need to Update the American Republic
How have today’s Europeans turned out to be the real practitioners of the American notion of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”?
Russia alla Puttanesca
Where does Russia find itself in the world of today? What’s the real balance sheet of the Putin era to date?
Ringfencing Greece
Is Europe’s primary goal to fix Greece — or to keep Greece from contaminating the rest of Europe?
21st Century Coffeehouse Society
How are U.S. coffee shops turning into the office away from the office?
How China’s Government Becomes Ever More Like America’s
Is China infringing on another U.S. copyright — the Byzantine ways and means of the U.S. federal government?
Merkel Vs. Lagarde: The Two Titans of the Global Economy
Will Angela Merkel and Christine Lagarde find common ground in order to resolve Europe’s — and the world’s — economic crisis?























