The U.S. government "needs" so much money that it has to steal from the entire world to get it.

Persuading people why they should do something is always more effective than trying to force them to do it.

The Chinese are gathering resources we won't allow ourselves to.

An authoritarian rich country augurs a better future than a poor democratic one.

Can Mexico get its act together?

Unions hate the cheap Chinese goods American consumers love.

Like Somalia, Detroit is supported by outside contributions, but the pirates spend their loot much more carefully.

Colonialism bankrupted the colonial powers.

Why don't we already have clean power sources? It's a conspiracy!

A nation's heroes tell you a lot about that nation.