Jeffrey Cavanaugh is a former MintPress political analyst and columnist specializing in international relations and US policy. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations, specializing in International Security and Conflict. He has worked as a political science and public administration lecturer at Mississippi State University.
With history often so eager to repeat itself, is America, like Rome, doomed?
It is often said that the United States resembles ancient Rome in more ways than one. America’s founding fathers, of course, actively modeled our great republican institutions on that of Rome, and our empire surely is as comparably rich and so extensive that our leaders, like their august predecessors at the Roman Forum, consider the whole of the
Sunshine is a dark storm set to cripple centralized electric utility companies here in the U.S.
Mark these words: in the next 20 to 25 years, the modern, centralized electric utility company we have all come to know and loathe will either be extinct or so close to the brink that biologists would classify it as an endangered species if it were a living thing. Those asking why need to look no further than the sunshine pouring down on them in
Shortly after the Cold War ended, an American political scientist predicted a “clash of civilizations.” It turns out that he was shockingly — and unfortunately — on point.
We see the past, as the old saying goes, with 20/20 hindsight, and there are few who can guess even somewhat accurately what the future holds. One who might have greater claim to being a prophet than most, though, is Samuel Huntington, the late American political scientist whose final works on culture and conflict both at home and abroad set off a
Though over 100 years old, the feminist revolution is still going strong and continuing to unleash its possibilities.
A century ago, an idea was about to sweep the world that would radically change society. Premised on the basic equality of human beings and rooted deeply in liberal conceptions of individuality and fair play, it challenged preconceived notions of how society should be ordered and set into motion a social revolution that is still happening
“The problems with the utterly shambolic, ham-fisted way in which the United States has spent money in this incompetently run war is infuriating and the two examples above are just a tip of the iceberg. “
Last Sunday the gonzo journalism show “VICE” aired its second season premiere on HBO. If you haven’t yet watched it, you should immediately do so. But prepare to be outraged by what you see. That’s because the first report from “VICE”’s intrepid reporters is an accounting of the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and an examination of just
History isn’t short on stories of the falls of civilizations, as historians and poets can both attest. The question that remains, however, is whether we’re learning from the past.
In November of 1920, two years after the silencing of the guns of the First World War, Irish poet W. B. Yeats published an ode to that vast bloodletting entitled “The Second Coming.” Like most post-war literature, it was dark and bleak, suggesting a world torn apart by strife and chaos that was slipping even deeper into an oblivion from which it
Communities in Illinois are negotiating their energy sources directly with utilities providers. They’re not only getting better deals, but they’re also getting cleaner energy.
When one thinks of Illinois, a couple things usually come to mind. First, there is Abe Lincoln, who made his political career in the state. Then, of course, there is Chicago with its sports teams and deep-dish pizza. Downstate, there is all that corn and soybeans. Oh, and don’t forget political corruption -- Illinois has sent two of its last four
