Lincoln’s “government of the people” was real – once. In early America, weak state power, direct elections, and citizen militias made democracy tangible. But capitalism’s rise and elite consolidation would soon erase that world.
Trump’s NATO circus finds an unlikely hero in Erdogan, as Turkey’s rise signals a new era – and a sharp rebuke to a rogue Netanyahu.
The general impression is that the New Delhi summit offers a preview of what the international system might become in the coming years.
One of the greatest obstacles to Brazil’s development is its own corporate culture.
Europe’s cynicism is dripping as thick as its sycophancy.
History tells us that it was possible to design a war using Persian arrows specifically intended to destroy Crassus and the Roman legions.
Between containing Russian and Chinese presence and pursuing a hemispheric sphere of influence, the United States is intensifying its military and strategic presence in the Arctic.
With Russia and China watching, and the Axis of Resistance at stake, Pezeshkian’s tense signature hints: “We hope we’ve done the right thing.”
