Cultural America Is Under Siege.

Many More People In The World Are Concerned About Sports Than Human Rights.

Partial Truths Or Half-truths Are Often More Insidious Than Total Falsehoods.

What Are The Prospects For An Arab State Serving A Leading Role Comparable To The Role That Other States Place In Other Regions? There Is No Obvious Candidate. Saudi Arabia Has The Money But A Relatively Small Population. Iraq Was A Great Potential Leader, As A Sizable Country With Great Oil Resources And A Highly Educated Population, But It Went Off In The Wrong Direction.

It Will Take A Long Time, And Certainly The West Will Remain The Dominant Civilization Well Into The Next Century, But The Decline Is Occurring.

The Question Really Is What Will Be The Central Focus Of Global Politics In The Coming Decades And My Argument Is That Cultural Identities And Cultural Antagonisms And Affiliations Will Play Not The Only Role But A Major Role.