Helen Plum Library

Will America fail? That question has surged to the forefront of our nation's escalating culture war. The fear of "American decline" has emerged as the recurring hot topic on primetime cable news programs and daytime talk radio shows. Public opinion polls routinely report that once-devoutly hopeful Americans are now more pessimistic than optimistic about our country's future. Gradually, the fear of American decline has begun to reshape our political...

Zhao Jinglun, a native of China who spent a third of his life in the United States, leads you on a fascinating journey focusing on Sino-U.S. relations and other world issues.Whether its Barack Obamas bid to gain more leverage in the Asia-Pacific region, the disturbing beginnings of a surveillance state, or the drone war being waged by the United States on multiple fronts, he tackles the issues that other commentators shy away from and poses solutions...

What happens when a leading conservative economist goes mano a mano with today's most influential exponent of left-liberal economics, over free markets versus government interventionism? Here are highlights of that showdown between Stephen Moore of the Heritage Foundation and Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate. Moore and Krugman sparred over eight major economic issues in our national debate – from whether the policy response to the crisis of 2008 was...

Me propuse escribir esta contribución para que los jóvenes y ciudadanos del mundo no se equivoquen una vez más creyendo en falsos líderes, tratando de encontrar la felicidad, el progreso y el triunfo a través de falsos políticos que siempre tienen un bloqueo mental respecto al comunismo, socialismo o socialismo bolivariano, que solo arrastró hambre, muerte, y destrucción. Me concentré en muchos momentos de mi vida, intentando descifrar por...

The epic work, Commentaries on International Law and Diplomacy is a well researched book which contains commentaries on world affairs. The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach to examing events of topical in contemporary international society. The topics contained in the book cover American Diplomacy, Soviet/Russian Diplomacy, China, European politics, African affairs and other issues of interest to diplomats, students of law and diplomacy, Ministries...

Black people may disagree on many things, but on one subject we are astoundingly unified: which political party to vote for. Black Americans overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. Why? Do Democrats care more for Black people than Republicans? Have Democrats fixed the problems facing Black communities? Have liberal policies lifted inner-city Blacks out of poverty or made the problems worse? With candor and well-researched thoughtfulness, this book examines...

Les institutions sociales et politiques s'écroulent aux États-Unis comme ailleurs, et les élites, tant de gauche que de droite, ne suscitent plus au sein des peuples qu'un ressentiment dont l'intensité va grandissant. Cette colère se déchaîne et, de partout, surgissent des charlatans prêts à la canaliser pour protéger les élites au pouvoir. Les signes ne trompent pas : l'âge des démagogues est arrivé. Dans cette série d'entretiens,...

Among the most adversely affected economies around the globe, none has sustained more loss than the made in the U.S.A label. The American worker has been neglected by our highest governing institutions far too long as our top legislators paved the way for corporate America in their quest for wealth and power under the guise of creating a new global economy. Put America first is decades overdue for our political leaders to protect the interest of the...

Anthony L. Hall takes aim at the global events of 2014 with a unique and refreshing perspective. For example, on: Media broadcasting terrorist propaganda as breaking news We live in a Twitter age of such promiscuous, indiscriminate and surreal media practices that it seems perfectly normal for our own media to be helping the enemy perpetrate psychological warfare against us. What else explains the media shielding us from the epithets of racists,...

Steve Chapman is a nationally syndicated columnist known for his discerning commentary, wry humor, and optimism in the face of an ever-changing world. His newest book, Recalculating: Steve Chapman on a New Century, compiles the best of his popular twice-a-week Chicago Tribune column. It is the first such collection of his work, covering topics ranging from politics and pop culture to business and international affairs. Comprising more than 220 columns...