A Bad Year for Freedom Across the Globe
If 2013 were a wine, you'd use it to kill weeds
Democracy
Has Direct Democracy Outlived Its Usefulness?
California fiddles with long-established initiatives and referenda.
The Civil Rights Movement's Unsung Hero
For Bayard Rustin, human rights activism was never about solidarity with his own group but about freedom, justice and dignity for all
State Will Have to Step in to Certify Detroit Mayoral Primary Results, Too
Same two candidates will face off in November regardless
Myanmar Observes 25th Anniversary of Democratic Uprising
And the violent crackdown that followed
Egypt Should Adopt the U.S. Constitution As Its Model
Our system is not perfect, but it provides a good example to follow.
New Statehouse Majorities Push Major Policy Changes
People get what they voted for good and hard
50.8 Percent of the Official Vote Enough to Impose Cuba-Style Dictatorship in Venezuela?
Hugo Chavez's successor promises to come down with a "hard hand"
Venezuelan Defense Ministry Pledges Army Support for Hugo Chavez Successor in Next Month's Special Election
Chavez was just re-elected last year and had not been publicly inaugurated due to illness
Congressional Award for Vietnamese-American Activist After Months in Communist Prison
Went to Vietnam to promote democracy
US Provides Drones to Speech-Suppressing United Arab Emirates
Cashing in on tools that will undoubtedly be used to spy on and detain political opposition
Adolf Hitler Rose to Power 80 Years Ago Today: A Cautionary Tale for Democracy
"Freedom doesn't preserve itself all alone," Germany's current chancellor Angela Merkel said
Writing About Robots: Good and Bad
Automation is good, unless the thing you're automating shouldn't be done in the first place.
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.
