From the book: Raising the Ruins


Feature • May 1, 2012

The nation’s elites are going all-out to admit Germany’s past guilt—why?


Feature • February 14, 2018

The natural world itself answers the question.


Article • April 5, 2009

Did bin Laden find safe haven in Iran? Plus, more evidence in on America’s socialist slide.


Article • June 12, 2008

One of New York’s—and America’s—most iconic architectural treasures is about to start working for new Middle Eastern landlords.


Article • August 18, 2009

Germany is conquering Europe without firing a shot.


Article • November 17, 2008

German demands grow more strident as the world dallies on a plan to fix the global economy.


Feature • July 1, 2002

What happens when America has to borrow money to make its interest payments?


Article • July 10, 2008

The European Union is one step closer to cementing its influence over the Balkans.


Article • January 14, 2009

As Barack Obama’s administration builds its inauguration theme around Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln’s actual words—uncensored—are worth re-reading.


Article • January 22, 2013

Mussolini’s popularity in Italy gives a powerful warning about the future of Europe.


Feature • April 1, 2009

America’s new president will irreversibly alter relationships across the Atlantic.


Article • March 23, 2009

Germany has just trumped all other nations with its latest espionage tool.


Article • May 25, 2010

Trying to play God, scientists end up disproving evolution—again.


Article • October 3, 2011

Within days of each other, three men we have connected as possibly becoming prominent in the future restructuring of Europe gained headlines.


Article • February 8, 2021

Rival Palestinian factions have drafted an agreement that paves the way for a coalition government.



Article • December 26, 2012


Article • April 6, 2010

Will lifting the ban on offshore drilling relieve America’s oil dependency?


Article • October 16, 2008

Growing cooperation between Moscow and Berlin is undermining the influence and credibility of arguably the most important security organization in modern history.


Article • February 26, 2014

Italy’s upheavals point to a dangerous political crisis brewing in Europe.


Article • January 12, 2016

How the mass sexual assault of hundreds of women will revolutionize Europe


Article • March 13, 2018

Germany’s months without a stable government are about to end, but its problems are certain to continue.


Article • March 7, 2006

The United States is encouraging and augmenting India’s rise on the world scene: It is critical to Washington’s security policy in the region, and it provides a counterweight to the rise of China. But is India a reliable ally? When push comes to shove, will it support America, or side with its Asian neighbor?