For democracy to take root, the Zardari government must be allowed to complete its five-year term.

When candidates flip-flop, their poll numbers suffer, but when countries flip-flop, entire economies suffer. This scenario is playing out in India after the government flip-flopped on its decision to allow retail giants such as Wal-Mart to own a majority 51% stake in joint operations with a local partner.

The inherent conflict of science and politics will be the subject of the second-annual "Bloody Crossroads" conference at AEI.

This Bradley Lecture is based on Brooks’s new book, “The Road to Freedom: How to Win the Fight for Free Enterprise” (Basic Books, May 2012).

On Feb. 15, Leslie Moonves, the brilliant CEO of CBS, gave a piece of good news to investors — there would be an addition to the bottom line in 2012 of about $190 million, thanks to huge spending on political commercials coming into the network and its owned and operated...

This month, political analysts can look to elections in both Turkey and Japan to see where democracy is heading in two of the world's most importance societies, which may help shape the 21st century.