Team USA Didn’t Take World Cup, But World Cup Took America

Americans unexpectedly caught soccer fever during this year’s World Cup, representing a desire to unite to celebrate national pride on an international stage — if only briefly.

Frederick Reese
بواسطة Frederick Reese
Austin Davies

Something weird happened during the United States’ run in this year’s World Cup. In practical terms, the U.S. team -- which was ranked 13th in the world according to FIFA, the international soccer governing body -- performed as expected, dropping out of the round-of-16 with a 2-1 defeat from Belgium. What wasn’t expected, however, was how

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In Coke We Trust

We may mock conservatives over their silly reaction to the Coca-Cola ad, but we would also be fools to miss the much larger undercurrents of fear and uneasiness their overreaction represents.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh

Every empire has its equivalent of bread and circus – the combination of welfare provision and communal entertainment that buys off the public’s acceptance of the status quo – but few do the circus bit with as much pizzazz or production value as the United States. And in America, no show is as big as professional football’s Super Bowl. From the

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Globalization, Not Nationalism, Drives The World

The world has changed, and largely for the better. But while governments can spike their way out of a temporary bad situation they can’t rely on trashing their currency forever.

Erik Hare
بواسطة Erik Hare

The year was 1930.  The greatest depression in U.S. history closed around the nation like a dark shadow.  Congress was desperate to do something that put the nation to work again.  What could do it?  Rep. Willis Hawley and Sen. Reed Smoot had a plan – close down imports and make Americans buy products made in America. Their Smoot-Hawley Tariff

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