British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously said in 1947 that "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." While ...

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Foreign policy expert Josh Muravchik joined the RealClearPolitics podcast on Friday to discuss how possible a democratic Iran really is. Muravchik argues that Iran’s educated, cosmopolitan ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Arab Spring began in Tunisia 15 years ago, after a man set fire to himself triggering unrest which toppled the dictator. 'My head is too big': Elderly biker's honest answer during helmet check ...

I just arrived in Cairo, perhaps the country changed most so far by the “Arab spring” pro-democracy movements sweeping across the Middle East, and it got me thinking about the future of authoritarian ...

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