2012 WORLD ELECTIONS: Plenty of International Elections Some More Free Than Others As World Turn
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Journal of Democracy Hails Modern Democracy Movements
Arab Spring, Russian Modern Democracy Movements Only Tip of Iceberg of Democracy Revolution
Modern Dictators Using New Methods of Repression
Brand New Book Examines Changing Nature of Dictatorship in the Modern World and New Methods of Repression Used by Tyrants
Learning to See Modern Technology as Magic
One way to conceptualize the innate ability of people to easily adapt themselves to new technology is to consider technology as somewhat akin to magic – at least in the view of the average new user.
US Takes Steps Toward Tax Deal with Switzerland, Japan
Major Tax Deal with Switzerland, Japan on Trade Could Offer Large Rewards For Countries Involved
G20 Summit Offers Hope For Democratic Unity
Rising Democracies in India, Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey at G20 Summit Offers Hope
Can Pop Music Elections Aid Democratization of Society?
Japanese Music Contest’s Challenge to Existing Institutions Compared With Arab Spring and the Theory That Music Elections Aid the Democratization Movement
On Criminalizing Dictatorship
For the sake of these democratic protesters and many others like them, there needs to be a better way to criminalize the activities of dictatorship to ensure successful prosecution. It is time for an international law that makes it a crime to be a dictator or to hold high positions in dictatorships.
A Really Democratic Foreign Policy
Really Democratic Foreign Policy: When Immanuel Kant and Thomas Paine wrote of democracy in the days of the American Revolution, they did so based on a belief that democratic countries would avoid war with each other. Let it be so.
Why We Should Help People Shop Democratically
To help end the reigns of the last dictatorships, it is important that people are given the chance to know where they can find places to shop democratically