Occasionally I run across an interesting way to combine ideas into a single number. Often such efforts can be a distraction or mostly meaningless. It is nice, therefore, when I find that rare ...

A vote center in San Diego County. Courtesy Registrar of Voters If democracy is going to flourish on this planet, its practitioners must come to see themselves as members of the same team.

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...

In February 2021, a group of Brazilian political scientists were concerned that the recent US Capitol riots of January 6 would provide a blueprint for the anti-democratic movement in Brazil. Seeking ...

On April 29, 1999, precision-guided NATO bombs tore through the brick facades of two defense-ministry buildings in Belgrade, the capital of the rump state of Yugoslavia. The targets were chosen more ...