Tag Archives: democracy

What the West Doesn’t Understand About Egypt

Have the people of Egypt succumbed to a herd mentality justifying any action by the state?

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Why Other Nations Fail (But Australia Succeeds)

Is Australia’s success as a country dumb luck — or is it due to its inclusive and democratic institutions?

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Guide to 2014: Global Issues

Our list of the top 10 issues facing the world in the coming year.

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Africa’s Unretiring Leaders

Which current African leader has led his country the longest?

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The Failure of Thailand’s Democracy?

A unity coalition government may be only way out of Thailand’s political impasse.

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Mandela, The Man

Mandela was human, too. When you make something divine, you put it out of reach for yourself.

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CEO Pay: A Swiss Rebellion

What will be the ramifications of a Swiss referendum on executive compensation?

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The United States’ Self-Defeating Gotcha Culture

Congressional hearings on healthcare.gov: show-trials and perils for democracy.

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Chinese Civic Protest

How common are protests in China, despite the serious ramifications towards those who do so?

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Europe: Technocrats Vs. Democrats

Europe’s democrats must end the almost religious hold of the EU technocrats.

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