After The Trump Triumph
By Dan Steinbock
The Trump victory was a “stunning surprise” to Washington and mainstream media. But it was very much in line with voter distrust...
Youth and US Elections: About Way More than Just the Horserace
By Peter Levine and Abby Kiesa
A lasting impact of electoral engagement can deepen the civic life of communities. New research suggests that being involved...
Why Trump Won – And What’s Next
By Jack Rasmus
US real estate billionaire, Donald Trump, is president-elect. In an age when 97% of all GDP-national income gains since 2010 have accrued...
US 2016: Fight for Leadership Begins After the Election
By Dan Steinbock
After the bizarre 2016 election, Washington faces a slate of investigations and a gridlock. Internationally, threats include new Cold War(s). Depending on...
Behind The 3rd US Presidential Debate – What’s Coming in 2017
By Jack Rasmus
What the 3rd US presidential debate reveals beneath the surface is in 2017 and beyond what’s in store is more military adventures,...
US Electoral Politics and the Illusion of Control
By William Hawes
We have all been told a lie. The lie that says democracy can be maintained only through voting, through purely representative, parliamentarian...
Decline of Parties, Rise of Hucksterism (and Trump)
By Timothy Braatz
The influx of hundreds of millions of dollars into US presidential elections has undermined the influence of Democratic and Republican leaders in...
The 2nd US Presidential Debate: A Political Telenovela in Real Time
By Jack Rasmus
In the second US presidential debate held last October 9 in St. Louis, Trump’s strategy was clearly to shore up his conservative...
Calling Both Clinton and Trump Unpopular and Untrustworthy is Seriously Misleading
By Neil H. Buchanan
Polling results do not demonstrate that Clinton and Trump are nearly equally reviled, notwithstanding the ubiquitous media narrative. To say that...
Blinded by Nostalgia
By Yuval Levin
Recourse to a glorious past is of course nothing new in political rhetoric. And Americans suggest that a return to that state...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
