Read this article from the New York Times Magazine:United States – International Diplomacy – Economic Trends – World Economy – Politics This subject: the increasing decline of US world power relative to the other great powers, is the true motivating issue underlying the upcoming presidential election. The complications of the last three decades of imperial […]

Obama’s statements last week about the relative importance of Reagan and Bill Clinton are still reverberating around the primary scene. Here’s Paul Krugman’s position from the New York Times: Debunking the Reagan Myth One of my continuing reservations about Obama is the level of his commitment to the liberal cause [I hate using the word […]