Two Views of Liberalism

During the early years of south korea's transition to democracy, expanding popular rule and deepening individual rights went hand-in-hand. But Roh Moo Hyun's presiency has exposed rifts between majority rule…

Democracies — facing gridlock and polarization — often fall short. But it should be remembered that dictatorships do even more harm.

A review of The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama.