Debate—Presidents vs. Parliaments: Comparing Democratic Systems

For all the concern over authoritarianism’s advance, the competence of governance may be what determines the next chapter in the struggle between democracy and dictatorship.

A ket to “modern representative political democracy” is accountability, but the task of assessing it must be carefully thought through.

A country's political regime, regardless of its level of development, affects its social performance. Fewer children die in democracies than in dictatorships.