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My brief thoughts on Ferguson
When I first heard the ruling, a few hours after it had been announced, I checked the webpages of the international press. Only two outlets – Germany’s Der Spiegel and Al-Jazeera‘s Arabic language...
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The Most Embarrassing Factions of the US-Cuba detente
I can only list, in order of magnitude, three: 1) Republican hawks, 2) condescending Leftists, and 3) anti-Americans abroad. In some ways none of this is surprising. All three of these factions hate...
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From the Footnotes: Ignorance of Islam and of the Decentralization of Power
There are widespread calls for an Islamic reformation such as Christianity experienced in the sixteenth century, but the Reformation cleaved Christianity into two major traditions and many splintered...
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A History of Regional Governments (Part 1)
Cities have historically been compact hyper-dense communities. This is because cities have been constrained in size by the average resident’s capacity to reasonably travel throughout the city within a...
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The Framework Agreement on Iranian Nuclear Everything: Questions
Today, the day after President Obama announced in the Rose Garden a “framework agreement” intended to limit the Islamic Republic of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, I read the Wall Street Journal...
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From the Comments: Types of Federalisms, Good and Bad
Adrián‘s response to responses by me and Michelangelo on his initial response to a comment by Michelangelo that I highlighted in a post of mine (whew!) deserves a closer look: Guys, thanks for your...
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Flag Burning, the Bill of Rights, and Leaving America Behind: Fourth of July...
Yes, the American Revolution was special. It’s not yet uncool to recognize facts. You are entitled to your mistaken and unsupported opinions, however; this is a free country. (Not thanks to you!)...
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Myths of Sovereignty and British Isolation XVII: Common and Civil Law
The last post referred to the need to investigate ideas about law and related ideas in discussing Britain’s relation both with the Anglosphere (USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) and with the rest of...
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Ian Bremmer’s American Foreign Policy Quiz
Ian Bremmer, a political scientist at NYU (and numerous think tanks), has teamed up with Time to put together this quiz on what you think the proper role for the US (“America”) is in the world today....
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From the Comments: The Contribution of American Allies to Pax Americana
Dr Stocker answers my concerns about free-riding and rent seeking with this gem: Good points Brandon. On the rent seeking, I think you are broadly correct, but I would offer two qualifications....
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