This book is based on a simple concept: no one is in a better position to hold a government accountable than those it governs.
When…
Chinese-American relations are, once again, in a downswing. China objected to President Barack Obama’s receiving the Dalai Lama in the…
The shadow of classical Greece has always loomed large over Western civilization--whether in literature, philosophy, art, mathematics,…
I still remember shuttling all night between my office at the National Security Council and the State Department's Election Watch Task…
The billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure across the nation provide an opportunity to plan for a better America, but politics-…
In his inaugural address in 2009, President Barack Obama stated that "our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from…
There is a low but uncertain probability that climate change could trigger “mega-catastrophes,”
severe and at least partly irreversible…
Development involves change, but many development initiatives produce unimpressive results. The authors ask why and consider how to close…
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This article argues that climate change produces discordances in established ways of understanding the human place in nature, and so offers…