How does Daniel's view of history affect your perspective on world politics? How should a Christian regard the human "powers-at-be"?

“The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place.

~Daniel 11:36

What images "litter the landscape" in our time? Are they symbols of power? If so, how does that power affect you?

“After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.

~Daniel 7:7

Do the most powerful people you know recognize God's "higher power?" What could you do to help them see it?

the last group of people I knew that had power somewhere (or at least thought they did) do not recognize God's "higher power", I believe.  Quite frankly, since they were so mean and cruel, I don't know if there is anything I could do to help them.

If Jesus were to give youa nickname, what would it be? Has your personality undergone major changes? What still needs work?

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.

I Peter 5:6

Is there any place today for "bad news" of the kind Ezekiel proclaimed?

They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not obey them. For flattery is on their lips, but their heart is set on their gain.

~Ezekiel 33:31

In your relationship with God, are you more concerned with past failures? Or with hopes for the future?

In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, someone who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen.”

~Ezekiel 33:21

I would say that it's a combination of the two.  If I made a mistake in the past, I don't want to make the same mistake again.  If I did something that could benefit the future, then I hope that that task has come to fruition.

Do you believe in universal standards of right and wrong? What "code of conduct" applies to everybody, regardless of their upbringing?

I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful punishments. Then they shall know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance on them.

~Ezekiel 25:17