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When the future author of Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville, arrived in Newport harbor, New York, at eight o’clock…
Whenever anyone thinks of economic success stories, Latin America doesn’t exactly leap to mind. For the most part, modern Latin…
In April and May, French voters will head to the polls to decide who will succeed François Hollande as their…
Whether it’s the rise to national prominence of Vermont’s self-described democratic socialist senator Bernie Sanders, the election of a beyond-stereotypical…
Civilizations come and civilizations go. While some prove capable of inner renewal, there’s no guarantee that any given culture will…
When visiting my native Australia in late-July this year, I was invited to attend a book-launch at the New South…
In the lead-up to the release of Pope Francis’ new encyclical Laudato Si’, most commentary focused on its likely-implications for…
“There are countries which are rich and countries which are poor. And there are poor countries which are growing rich….