The Globalist

How the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule must be modified to restore majority rule and give the U.S. a prayer to be a modern, dynamic country.

Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait.

The U.S. Federal Reserve has been building a pyramid that is similar to Madoff’s — but on a massive, global scale.

How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation.

Republicans increasingly force U.S. corporations to act as a kind of extra-parliamentary opposition to protect their brands and consumer appeal.

Yet more evidence that US Republicans are close soul mates of Russia’s President when it comes to restraining democracy.

One does not need to be a hardliner on China, just a global realist, to see that there is a vast gap between Xi’s rhetoric and reality.

No government can guarantee our happiness. That depends on our own efforts and luck. But government can make it harder or easier to attain happiness.

The German legal system offers a perfect way out of a great U.S. legal conundrum during Trump’s second impeachment trial.

How to Make Washington, D.C. the 51st U.S. State.