To understand what is at stake in what is now being called the “Flamingo Revolution, I found myself returning to Why Nations ...

On January 6th, 2021, rioters stormed the United States Capitol building. To many of us, it felt like one of the bedrock institutional traditions of our democracy was in jeopardy: the peaceful ...

A trio of economists just won a Nobel Prize for their insights into how democratic and other inclusive institutions are critical for a nation's... On January 6th, 2021, rioters stormed the United ...

Academy of Sciences permanent secretary Hans Ellegren (C), Jakob Svensson (L) and Jan Teorell of the Nobel Assembly sit in front of a screen displaying the laureates (L-R) Turkish American Daron ...