Never has it occurred that one man, in four short years, would nearly shatter everything that the US stood for.
Who Needs to Be President to Dominate the US Political Debate?
No rejoicing for the Democrats: Even after a sound defeat, Donald Trump will not go away. In fact, he will immediately launch his 2024 campaign.
How to Reform the US Supreme Court?
Other countries show many ways in which a nation can de-politicize nominations to its highest court. All Justices should have bipartisan support.
Dateline US: Economic Power for the 99%
Economic shame haunts hard-working Americans. They ask themselves why they can’t do as well as their parents.
The US and the EU: A Tale of Two Continents
Compared to the extreme disunity and cynicism that rules the U.S. political process, the decision-making process of the EU27 is a sea of calm and rationality.
China: US Republicans’ Real Existential Threat
There is a mortal threat to the Republican Party on the horizon – but it’s China, not demography.
US Democracy and the Age of American Impotence
U.S. democracy has devolved into a kabuki show. No real reform, no matter how pressing, ever gets done.
Aspen: A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
Why did all the brainpower assembled at Aspen have no solutions to the United States' biggest problems?
Minneapolis 2007 and 2020
In the wake of the George Floyd murder, what does the reaction to a 2007 tragedy that also occurred in Minneapolis tell us about America’s purpose and resolve?
Trump: The Eternal, Never-Presidential Campaigner
How Donald Trump has regulated the American public’s right to free speech: Every “Presidential” speech is a campaign event. Protest not allowed.























