Austria-Hungary and the Soviet Union both lost empries. What can we learn from how they coped?

America's system of checks and balances usually works well, but not when it comes to fixing the Federal budget.

Millionaire Wall Streeters, media mavens and corporate titans make for unlikely populists.

What So Proudly We Hail is more than just a memorial to a bygone American era; it's a handbook for recovering endangered civic virtues.

If you expect the worst from people, they'll often oblige.

Alexander Del Mar's view on the origins of money were revolutionary for the 19^th century. Why have so few people heard of him?

Are human rights prosecutions inexorably on the rise? It all depends on how you count them.

Democratic institutions aren't sufficient in themselves to keep the wealthy few from concentrating political power.

The Origin of Species is a better guide to our economy than The Wealth of Nations.

Why have some financial firms weathered the crisis better than others? The answers contain lessons for how to regulate the industry.