Under Melting Ice, a Jackpot
At midnight, in the northernmost location in the United States, this town packed in ice seems unwelcoming. It is silent and cold. Frozen whale bones line the road.
Research
Transportation of Toxic Inhalant Hazards: Addressing the Double Dichotomy
The transportation of toxic inhalant hazards (TIH), primarily chorine gas and anhydrous ammonia, is a major concern for policy makers as it represents a double dichotomy.
Are There Global Norms and Universal Standards of Electoral Integrity and Malpractice? Comparing Public and Expert Perceptions
When international observers criticize the quality of elections, do these expert evaluations reflect ‘Western/American’ values?
US Budget Breakthrough After Nov.?
So far in the current US presidential campaign, there has been virtually no attention paid to doing something about the US public debt problem. Instead, the battle among the primary Republican conten
Obama Delivers a Clear Message on Iran
When President Obama declared that we should try diplomacy with Iran before war, it was fascinating, and a little disconcerting, to watch his army of critics strike back.
The Links to Violence
It need not take one US soldier to attack and kill 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, to remind us that war is horrible.
Justice, Accountability, and the WTO
Book abstract: What does global justice look like, and how can leadership help get us there?
Does Trade Cause Growth
Book abstract: These two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers and constraints to freer world trade.
Tough Poses in a Political Theater
Applause is in order. The Kabuki theater is over.
Financial Repression Back to Stay
As they have before in the aftermath of financial crises or wars, governments and central banks are increasingly resorting to a form of “taxation” that helps liquidate the huge overhang of public and
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