We should have learned the painful lesson by now: Genuine, inclusive, and sustainable economic development is only possible when a nation is governed well. We should no longer be fooled into thinking ...

Last week in my Principles course, we discussed the economic functions of government. Most textbooks will list about a half dozen of these, and it's always fun to talk about them in class. It's a ...

While the need for instituting a set of fundamental political rights is generally recognized and enshrined in all democratic Constitutions, there has scarcely been any similar recognition of the need ...