Trump’s new world order is based on pragmatism, not ideology
The U.S. has gone from resisting the idea of a multipolar order to an attempt to dominate it on new terms: Less moralism, ...
Making America a colonizer again
The Trump administration is trying to force a deal on Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelensky that would make the ...
How Tariffs Destroy What Makes America Great
Trump’s tariffs erect a wall between Americans and other people — a wall that obstructs not only the flow of goods, but the ...
America's 21st Century 'Moonshot' Needs the Moon | Opinion
The strategic advantages of the moon and cis-lunar space (the space between the Earth and moon) identified by NASA, the ...
The legacy of the Revolution is still up for grabs
Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...
What if the Revolution was a big mistake?
Former city councilor Michael Flaherty took an agency-issued car on what appeared to be personal trips to Cape Cod, Braintree ...
An uninhabited island, a military base and a ‘desolate’ former whaling station. Trump’s tariffs include unlikely targets
The sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday target not only economic superpowers but also financial minnows. In fact, a White House list notes some territories with no ...
Yes, America absolutely should annex Greenland and Canada. Here’s why
Greenland and Canada have much better social policies, and fewer crackpot politicians, than the U.S. Maybe they know ...
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Cory Booker’s anti-Trump marathon smashes Strom Thurmond’s Senate record
This story was published at 7:19 p.m., the minute that Booker officially overtook Thurmond’s record; it will be updated a ...
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
Two dozen trade experts gathered recently to simulate how a global trade war would play out. The results were surprisingly ...