Literature is tantalizingly close to universal availability, but what stands in the way is translation.
A series of crises has brought much-needed reform to Japan's political structure.
India has lagged behind China in GDP, but may be a more fertile land for home-grown entrepreneurs.
Colonial America had a higher proportion of non-English speakers than it does today.
The traditional view is that Islam is antithetical to democracy, but a study suggests that Arab culture may be the stumbling block.
People respond to surveys all the time, even on subjects about which they know absolutely nothing.
We've made the Founding Fathers into mythical figures, and that may not be a good thing.
Many Americans were surprised to discover, during the 2000 election, that voting is not a guaranteed right. Is a constitutional amendment in order?
As the United States is rediscovering in Iraq, building a nation isn't so easy.
Protecting America's coasts and allowing free trade has become a difficult balancing act for the U.S. Coast Guard.