Democracy

Afghanistan's up for grabs: get your piece now

March 3, 2008 - Afghanistan's government is losing its grip on, well, Afghanistan. Last week, America's top intelligence official, Michael McConnell, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the resurgent Taliban controls u...

From The Room: Essence of Democracy

January 23, 2008 - For months, media outlets around the world have scoffed at President Pervez Musharraf's plan to infuse his country with an "Essence of Democracy." Today, however, the world must eat it's words as it turns out that "Essence of Democracy" is not the abstract concept we assumed it was...