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Articles By: Zach Davis
The Silver Lining in the Rise of China
Reports that China will supplant the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in the next two decades have understandably concerned many Americans. China’s rapid recovery from the economic crisis as the U.S. continues to limp along has only exacerbated American anxiety. Increasingly, the American national psyche displays a weary acceptance that the sun is setting on its bright, but short-lived, [...]
The Bottom Billion
Bottom Billion is Paul Collier’s study on why the world’s poorest nations are failing to develop economically and what the West can most effectively do to help these countries to achieve sustained growth. His central argument is that these poorest of the poor nations, mostly located in Africa, face a series of development traps that obstruct their growth. However, Collier [...]
American Unexceptionalism
It wasn’t a surprise that the United States’ “unipolar moment” was going to end – only that it ended so quickly. When George W. Bush took office in January 2001, America was at the height of its power, arguably the most dominating nation in the history of the world. And yet, in a mere eight years, a succession of strategic [...]
Technology and the Rise of Modern Slavery
Sometimes it appears that the world is getting better all the time. Cellphones and computers are slimmer and more functional, medical researchers are finding new ways to prolong our lives, the internet continues to make information more organized and accessible, and global capitalism marches on. It is hard not to believe that we are in the midst of an unprecedented [...]
Why Romney Lost
Like perhaps many on this campus, I have followed Mitt Romney’s campaign with a degree of dedication bordering on addiction. For over a year I have read nearly every article on Romney that Google News provided and, despite the highly unpredictable nature of this year’s Republican primary, I had always expected Romney to somehow end up as the nominee. But [...]
Hiccups at the End of History
When Francis Fukuyama declared that the collapse of the Soviet Union heralded the “end of history,” he argued that the liberal democratic model would inevitably spread throughout the world. In some ways, his prediction proved correct. In the 1990′s, dozens of new nations became democratic. Some experts believed that the pace of democratization would continue to quicken until parliaments and [...]