Category: America
The New (Eastern) Order: Russia’s out of it
Since Vladimir Putin’s accession to the Presidency, Russia has fought a long, uphill battle to maintain its status as a global heavyweight. Despite their best efforts, they have lost the fear and impression of...
The Fatal Flaw of Western Democracies (revised 08-01-2012)
Schools have long taught that the American government was the model of that perfect democracy.  That, however, has not stopped existing democracies from falling into tight-handed dictatorships.  What has gone wrong?  What is different...
For Better or For Worse: Cuba, Pakistan, Kosovo
Everywhere there seems to be a feeling of fatigue for one failed system after another, and movements (like Obama’s, which seems to be sweeping the United States) have begun to spring up, maybe not...
Age of Terror: Legitimacy
In the post-Cold War world, Usama bin Laden was hardly in anyone’s thoughts. But he had high-flung dreams. And in the years that the world ignored him, he would brood, plot, train and struggle...
Super Tuesday: A Day Later
But, owing to the luck of time zones, one with a keen and patient eye could watch the election event known as “Super Tuesday” unfolds from east to west.
The End of Dynasties (updated)
..this season’s Super Bowl was epic indeed. It would either cap the Patriots’ bid to break the record for the Miami Dolphins (18-0), or bring a trophy home, for the first time in a...