Sean Jacobs: Benjamin Franklin in the Pacific Islands?
July 17th, 2015
For some time now I’ve thought about what the great Benjamin Franklin would say if he took a […
Browsing the “Global” Category
From the Solomon Islands to Houston: the harmful trend of government dependence
February 4th, 2015
Excessive government reliance is universally corrosive At a recent dinner in Honiara, capital of the Solomon Islands, a friend commented […
Australia’s Booker T. Washington: Senator Neville Bonner
May 13th, 2014
The late Senator Neville Bonner (1922-99) was Australia’s first federal Aboriginal Parliamentarian, serving in Australia’s federal Senate from 1971 to […
How Qatar’s World Cup could kill 4,000 migrant workers
March 31st, 2014
A recent report suggests that unless Qatar issues and enforces sweeping labor reforms soon, more than 4,000 migrant workers in […
The Changing Face of Tyranny in Africa
December 26th, 2013
The face of tyranny is changing on the African continent. Sure enough we might have fewer; Mobutu’s, Bokasa’s, Babaginda’s, Moi’s […
Edward Snowden and the Security State
July 1st, 2013
Georgia’s Democratic Senator Max Cleland went into the 2002 election season with a 22-point lead on his Republican opponent, Saxby […
The World In 2013: Spanning The Globe
March 25th, 2013
Europe: Still trying to be what it is not What was in 2012 will still be in 2013 as Europe […
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance—and Why They Fall
October 15th, 2012
For centuries, civilizations have risen and civilizations have fallen — some by the despotic winds of external forces, others by […
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