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Democracy and Majority Rule Wed Nov 21

Walter E. Williams

President Barack Obama narrowly defeated Gov. Mitt Romney in the popular vote 51 percent to 48 percent. In the all-important Electoral College, the difference was larger, with Obama winning 303 electoral votes and Romney 206. Let's not think so much about the election's outcome but instead ask: What's so good about democracy and majority rule? ... more
The Mao Dynasty Moves Toward Democracy And Human Rights Wed Nov 21

Ralph Benko

A more important, historically speaking, presidential election than America’s concluded last week … where Xi Jinping was entrusted with the leadership of China. ... more
Obama, in Asia, says Myanmar trip to encourage democracy Sun Nov 18

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Jilted Suu Kyi asks India to stand by democracy in Myanmar Wed Nov 14

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It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's ... Congressman! Wed Nov 7

Ralph Benko

Americans just cast ballots for president, for the House, and for a third of the U.S. Senate, plus various local offices and referenda in our splendid Quadriennale. It is a moment for reflection … about our expectations of our elected officials. Our national political Narrative is fixated on the presidency while, Constitutionally, the House of Representatives is our key governing body. The presidency — as well as the campaign for that splendid star turn — turns out to be 90% theater and 10% substance. ... more
How a Bitter Election Will End Sun Nov 4

Steve Chapman

Last month, a New York Times story noted "an extraordinary event" in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose human rights record is not exactly the gold standard, "conceded defeat in parliamentary elections," saying gamely that "democracy works in this way." ... more
The Final Week Thu Nov 1

Jackie Gingrich Cushman

No doubt there are thousands, possibly even millions of people like me who are glad that the election season is (more than likely, barring recounts) coming to an end. ... more
Voting is a Right, Not a Duty Mon Oct 29

Jeff Jacoby

If you've heard it once, you've heard it a thousand times: It's your civic duty to vote. Between now and Election Day – unless you're planning an extended session in a sensory-deprivation tank – you'll no doubt hear it again. And again. ... more
Insight: China grassroots democracy challenge awaits new leaders Sun Oct 28

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A Foreign Policy of Arrogant Meddling Wed Oct 24

Jacob Sullum

A year before Mitt Romney picked him as a running mate, Paul Ryan gave a speech in which he discussed the promise and peril of the Arab Spring. More generally, Ryan said, "American policy should be tempered by a healthy humility about the extent of our power to control events in other regions." ... more
How the Election Could Go Wrong for Romney Tue Oct 23

Rachel Marsden

There's a good chance that American voters will screw up the presidential election. "How could you say such a thing when in a democracy the people are, by definition, correct?" you ask. ... more
West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap Sat Oct 20

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West Bank vote held to help plug Palestinian democracy gap Sat Oct 20

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Voter Fraud Is the Way to America's Destruction Tue Oct 16

Chuck Norris

Does voter fraud actually exist? If you ask members of the Obama administration, Democratic lawmakers or the left-leaning media, they often argue it's a myth concocted by Republicans to suppress Democratic turnout. Even U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has called voter fraud "a problem that does not really exist." But what you won't see in most of the nation's headlines is the series of explosive investigations by patriot James O'Keefe and his nonprofit, Project Veritas. ... more
Dirty Dishes, Divorce, and Democracy Tue Oct 16

Scottie Hughes

The Obama campaign has targeted women as a key part of his election with the main issues being abortion rights, pay equity, and health coverage for contraception. Breaking it down, two out of three major issues for women are tied to reproductive rights. ... more
Ukraine’s Progress Toward Democracy Fri Oct 5

Deborah Kay Coury

On October 28, 2012 Ukraine will hold their first democratic parliamentary elections since agreeing to new rules in November 2011, a significant achievement in reforming the electoral process. ... more
Turkish democracy is example for Muslim world: Erdogan Sun Sep 30

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Myanmar president says democracy won't change China friendship Fri Sep 21

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Chinese democracy experiment marked by protest a year on Thu Sep 20

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The Fallacy of Redistribution Thu Sep 20

Thomas Sowell

The recently discovered tape on which Barack Obama said back in 1998 that he believes in redistribution is not really news. He said the same thing to Joe the Plumber four years ago. But the surfacing of this tape may serve a useful purpose if it gets people to thinking about what the consequences of redistribution are. ... more
Myanmar democracy icon Suu Kyi begins key U.S. tour Tue Sep 18

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"Weirding" Our Sanity and Democracy Sat Sep 15

Paul Driessen

Pick up any 40-year-old science textbook – on chemistry, biology, geology, physics, astronomy or medicine – and you’ll find a slew of “facts” and theories that have been proven wrong or are no longer the “consensus” view. Climatology is no exception. ... more
Chaos in Indian parliament; PM bemoans state of democracy Fri Sep 7

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Clinton seeks to boost democracy in Asia's newest country Wed Sep 5

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Migron and the Threat to Israeli Democracy Sat Sep 1

Caroline Glick

By Tuesday, 50 Israeli families will have been tossed out of their homes in their village of Migron, which is set for destruction. ... more
Fulfilling the Promise of America’s Labor Spring Mon May 28

Rick Berman

Revolutions are not easy. That’s the lesson of the Arab Spring, where the forces of retrenchment have dug in their heels after the uprisings’ promising beginnings. ... more