democracy

David Petraeus and the turnaround of Iraq war

An NPR reporter's trans-Siberian train journey from Moscow to Vladivostok, exploring Russian democracy and cultural norms through encounters with passengers.

Jonathan Rauch explores how American democracy depends on religion as a moral force, not a voting bloc—and how both the religious right and secular left have lost their way.

Tripurdaman Singh chronicles India's First Amendment—a constitutional rewrite that curtailed free speech, property rights, and set the stage for reservations, reshaping the republic within sixteen months.

by Thomas E. Ricks

David Petraeus and the turnaround of Iraq war

by Jonathan Rauch

How American religious life's decline affects democracy and civic virtue.