Author

Bill Humphrey

Senior Editor, The Globalist

Bill Humphrey (@BillHumphreyMA) has been at The Globalist since February 2013.

Mr. Humphrey also previously wrote for and hosted the Arsenal For Democracy political talk radio show, produced in Massachusetts and aired out of Delaware. Past episodes are available for download online. The show contextualized and explained current affairs in the United States and the world for a progressive millennial audience, while delving into processes and systems.

He is the author of I Accept Your Nomination: American Dream Rhetoric in Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches, 1932-2008 (Marker Press, 2012).

Mr. Humphrey grew up in Massachusetts and graduated with top honors from the University of Delaware’s political science program, with minors in political communication, history and geography. He has been active in both Massachusetts and Delaware politics. In addition, he has also been a research associate for a small, multinational investment and economic development consultancy in Boston, Massachusetts.

Articles by Bill Humphrey

Global Politics

Can Democrats Overcome Trump’s Shadow?

Should the Democratic Party be fortunate enough to rise to power again, the question arises: What will they do with it?

October 11, 2018

Global Governance

Five Structural Reasons for Lasting Republican Power

Why Republicans will be in power even after Democratic Party voting gains.

October 10, 2018

Global Politics

Donald Trump’s 40-Year Shadow

It will take future Democrats large majorities, luck and sustained effort to undo the national and global damage imposed by the Trump administration.

October 9, 2018

Global Inequality

What Comes After the Second Gilded Age?

Stagnation and inequality could lead to a Second Progressive Era in the United States – or something far more dangerous instead.

November 13, 2017

Global Politics

President Mike Pence?

Where Donald Trump is undisciplined and entertaining, Mike Pence is very disciplined and boring. But that discipline will not benefit the Americans at large.

July 22, 2017

Angela Merkel: Ever-Lasting Woman Leader?

Among countries with populations of at least 100,000 people, which woman holds the record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as the elected head of government?

June 29, 2017

Global Religion

Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood

Qatar makes longer-term investments in religious or ideological factions.

June 20, 2017

Global Governance

Trump, the Great American Traditionalist

Close family ties were a way of life in early American presidential politics.

April 11, 2017

Global Politics

Eight is Enough For Now: Unpacking the Supreme Court

Should the Democrats act like Republicans – and block Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch, just as Obama’s nominee Garland was blocked?

March 24, 2017

Global Economy

US: When Billionaires Shred People’s Healthcare

The repeal of “Obamacare” is an alarming story about the quasi-dictatorial powers that billionaires have in the U.S. political system.

March 15, 2017

Global Security

Trump and the Bomb: Stop Worrying?

The risk of Trump launching the nuclear arsenal is lower than many risks associated with his presidency.

March 8, 2017

Global Security

(Non-) Nuclear Trump: The Ahmadinejad of the West?

Just who is copying whom?

March 7, 2017

Global Governance

America’s New Regime: Wisconsin, Not Trump or Putin

America's new top power broker isn't Donald or Vladimir, but Republican operators from America's 30th state.

January 23, 2017

Global Governance

Trump Inherits the Surveillance State

Resisting the damage of the Trump Administration will be made very difficult.

November 11, 2016

Global Governance

Does Saudi Arabia Want to Break Up Yemen?

What could possibly explain the current strategy?

April 13, 2016

Global Politics

Trump and Teddy Roosevelt: Bull Moose in the Made-in-China Shop

Could the Republican Party be headed again for a 1912-style convention breakdown and party split?

March 15, 2016

Global Sustainability

Courting the U.S. Environment

Why judges play such an outsized role on combatting climate change.

March 4, 2016

Global Diplomacy

Trump’s Foreign Soulmates

Look at commodities-export strongmen like Chavez and Putin if you want to understand Trump.

February 18, 2016

Global Security

France and the West: Inconvenient Questions

Action-reaction patterns in the November 13 terrorist attack in Paris.

November 17, 2015

Global Economy

The Future of Living Wages

What can governments do for incomes in an era of intense global labor competition and automation?

September 7, 2015

Global Economy

Trump’s Bankruptcies In Perspective

Trump’s business practices merely demonstrate a different set of rules for the rich.

September 4, 2015

Global Conflict

Yemen and the Alliance of the Deaf

From Iraq to Syria and Yemen, U.S. and Saudi policymakers seem to have learned very little.

August 14, 2015

Global Governance

Selling Out the Kurds

To recruit Turkey against ISIS, the United States lost sight of its true friends.

July 29, 2015

Global Conflict

Tunisia: Britain to Blame?

Can Tunisia really blame the NATO campaign in Libya for its current troubles?

July 12, 2015

Global Politics

Donald Trump: The Democrats’ Best Campaign Asset

Money worship and ethnic insensitivity – the Republicans’ toxic combination at the ballot box.

July 8, 2015

Global Democracy

Tanzania and the Soft Power of the United States

Media circuses surrounding unqualified presidential candidates are the U.S. political system’s new export.

June 30, 2015

Global Justice

Modi in America’s Footsteps

After the Myanmar military operation: Beware of boundless missions, India.

June 14, 2015

Global Governance

Nigeria: I Have A Dream

At last there is true hope on the horizon for Africa's most important country and economy.

May 30, 2015

Global Democracy

Victors’ Bonus: What Israel Could Learn From Athens

Israel has not tried to deal with leadership instability. Awarding the election winner additional seats would help.

March 17, 2015

Global Conflict

Before Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress on Iraq

Why the U.S. would be wise to disregard Netanyahu’s counsel on Iran, for everyone’s sake.

March 10, 2015

Global Politics

Israel: No Crystal Ball for Election Outcome

Who joins Israel’s next coalition might matter more than who leads it.

February 10, 2015

Global Democracy

The World’s Five Top Elections in 2015

Which countries’ elections are most worth watching — and why?

January 23, 2015

Global Security

New York’s Renegade Police Department

Will the NYPD accept democratic control? The city's mayor wants it so.

January 11, 2015

Global Racism

Political Courage: Merkel Vs. Cameron

The German Chancellor takes the lead on fighting bigotry.

January 2, 2015

Global Security

The U.S. Torture Report and White Supremacy

How the "debate" over U.S. torture unmasks a wider truth of thinly veiled White supremacy in official policy.

December 18, 2014

Global Economy

America’s Mezzogiorno: Take the Money and Run

What is the outcome of the anti-government legislating for the southern U.S. states?

November 28, 2014

Global Health

America’s Mezzogiorno: How the South Really Operates

How southern U.S. Republicans embrace and reject big government at the same time.

November 27, 2014

Global Conflict

U.S. Double Standards: ISIS and Murders in Mexico

The Mexico conflict is the U.S.'s most unjustifiable strategic blind spot.

November 16, 2014

Global Conflict