Historical Case Studies

The persistent tension between America's exemplary identity and its global interventionist engine.

The role of investigative journalism in exposing the gap between American ideals and imperial actions.

The Manichean struggle that justified a permanent global security apparatus and covert interventions.

How naval strategy and new ideologies redirected American expansionist energy overseas.

A historical exploration of America's dual identity as an exemplary 'city upon a hill' and an expanding global empire.

The evolution of the 'city upon a hill' from a Puritan ideal to a continental mandate.

How mega-projects fail when organizations forget to define the problem before implementing solutions.

How the quest for iconic, complex solutions leads to mega-project disasters.

An exploration of why mega-projects fail, examining strategic misrepresentation, technological overreach, and institutional amnesia.

How deliberate underestimation of costs and overestimation of benefits doom mega-projects from the start.