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Democratic Institutions, Even In The Oldest Operating Democracy In The World, Are Anything But Perfect.

The Future Is Itself A Story, And Predictions Are Stories We Tell To Amaze Ourselves, To Give Hope To The Desperate, To Jolt The Complacent.

Capitalism In Russia Has Spawned Far More Al Capones Than Henry Fords.

There Are Two Forms Of Populism, Left-wing Populism And Right-wing Populism. Right-wing Populism Requires The Denigration Of An "other." Left-wing Populism Tends To Be About The Haves And Have-nots.