Just watched your Poliwood video – nicely done, not too over-the-top. I read your blog a lot after 9-11 but then I got away from it all, for a variety of reasons. Recently I saw Thomas M. Barnett give a TED talk and was electrified enough to get his book “Great Powers”. You might want to have a look – it makes sense to me. I am glad to see we are getting away from the old right-left distinction (well, some of us are). I keep saying we need to invent a new political party that embraces fiscal conservatism and social liberalism because that’s where a lot of people are right now. I wonder if it would fly?