Writing About Robots: Good and Bad
Automation is good, unless the thing you're automating shouldn't be done in the first place.
Democracy
Egypt's Constitutional Crisis, a Story About the 51 Percent
Referendum on draft constitution requiring a simple majority still scheduled for Saturday
Why Economic Backwardness Persists
Elites prefer to rule an impoverished citizenry to not ruling at all.
How a Bitter Election Will End
When the votes are counted, the winner will be gracious and the loser will be conciliatory.
Clinton Pushes for Reforms on Balkan Tour
Heads to Sarajevo to discuss economic and democratic policies
Chinese Attitudes Towards American Democracy Improve
Well, they haven't lived it yet have they?
Burmese Democracy Activist Receives Congressional Honors
Was awarded Congressional Gold Medal in 2008, while under arrest, but is now finally able to come accept honors in person
Teddy Bear Controvery Leads to Reprimand of Belarus
EU governments agree to reprimand Minsk for expelling Swedish ambassador over democracy-promoting stunt.
Two Arrested in Belarus for Teddy Bear Coverage
Journalists posed with toys, air-dropped on nation to promote freedom.
Election Officials Reject Independent Congressional Candidate, Because an Independent is Already Running in the District: The Two Party Fix
The difference between a one party system and a two party system is just one party.
The Mad Dream of a Libertarian Dictatorship
The long-lived, utterly insane idea of an autocrat imposing freedom
Islamist Extremism Is Not Driving Egypt's Presidential Election
How Egyptians are trying to divide power between the country's problematic players
The Cure for Humanity's Natural State of Abject Poverty
A review of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty.
Steven Pinker on The Decline of Violence & "The Better Angels of Our Nature"
Why peace and prosperity are triumphing over death and destruction
Does Disease Cause Autocracy?
New studies say that lowering the rate of infection helps lead to political liberalization.
The End of a Libyan Crime Family
They might hold out temporarily, but it's over for the Qaddafi clan.
Let Your People Go
Egypt's still screwed up. Should the United States take an interest in the outcome?
