It is a tribute to a polity dedicated to securing our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that we can enjoy our freedoms while taking them for granted, giving little thought to what makes them possible. But this inattention comes at a heavy price, paid in increased civic ignorance and decreased national attachment--both dangerous for a self-governing people.

Patriotism has been defined as love for a country, but it does not distinguish between pledging allegiance and loving or the type of government.

Democracy may be a process, but it is one in which Iraqis are ready to take the first step.

The most potent weapon against the terror masters is democratic revolution, most recently seen in all its power and glory in the Ukrainian and Iraqi elections.

Edited excerpts of Seymour Martin Lipset's Bradley Lecture on socialism.

Following the 2004 Orange Revolution, Ukraine now faces another political crisis.

According to the New York Times, the Baker-Hamilton Commission will call for a drawdown of U.S. military presence in Iraq albeit without a timeline. The proposition is lose-lose.

Discusses North Korea's development of its nuclear weapons and arsenal.