As promised, here are a few thoughts on industrial policy, parochialism, Apple, and what they have to do with nationalism. As America’s economy continues to struggle, our country is rightly obsessed with jobs and employment. While some people believe that our national debt and lack of fiscal austerity are our greatest economic threats (I have Read More…
Category: nationalism
Moon Base
As a word of warning, if you’re a big fan of Newt Gingrich you might be slightly offended by this post, but I will do my best to tell both sides of the story. Let me start with the offensive part. A U.S. colony on the moon applying for statehood? Really? A candidate for the Read More…
Choosing Our Future
In the years after the Cold War ended, International Relations theorists scrambled to come up with new ways to understand the world. Two distinctly different schools of thought emerged. One, championed in Francis Fukuyama’s book The End of History and the Last Man, postulated that liberal democracy would slowly dominate world politics; that nations Read More…
Ties Don’t Make People Rich & Islam Doesn’t Make People Terrorists
I hate to sound like a broken record or beat a dead horse, but once in a while it becomes apparent the horse isn’t dead. So I’ll start by quoting myself – as though I’m important enough to quote – and then look at some recent news to highlight the continuing problem. In my Read More…