Developmental Democracy: Newpaper Article Assignments

Below are articles and op-ed essays from The New York Times that are assigned for class. All students are responsible for all material. The (N) after the page number means "national edition." If you are looking these articles up at the library and using the New York edition, the page numbers may be different. (But not always. Just check.) Students may want to use LexisNexis to find the full text of these articles online. LexisNexis is free for Emory students. (See the reference librarian if you have not used LexisNexis before). The articles below are listed by date (the most recent first).

"New Runoff System in San Francisco Has the Rival Candidates Cooperating," by Dean E. Murphy, 30 September 2004.

"Iraqi Council Agrees to National Elections, Setting Up Panel to Examine Feasibility," by Joel Brinkley, Monday, 1 December 2003, P. A10(N)

"The Three-State Solution," by Leslie H. Gelb, Tuesday, 25 November 2003, P. A29(N)

"Sensing Shiites Will Rule, U.S. Starts to See Friends, Not Foes," by Steven R. Weisman, Thursday, 20 November 2003, p. A14(N)

"Iraq's Founding Moments," by David Brooks, Tuesday, 7 October 2003, p. A31(N) (NOTE: This article is out of order. Chronologically, it should have been posted below, but it is being assigned late in the course. Be sure you read this essay carefully. It is very important with respect to this course.)

"Be Part of the Solution," Editorial, Moday, 11 October 2004, p. A28(N). This is a good article pointing out the difficulty in running a fair national election when electoral officials are corrupt and when the mechanics of voting are inadequately specified and defended.

"A Saudi-Israeli Deal," by Thomas Friedman, Thursday, 13 November 2003, p. A27(N)

"Bush Asks Lands in Mideast to Try Democratic Ways," by David E. Sanger, 7 November 2003, p. A1(N)

"New Tries for Mideast Peace," Editorial, 31 October 2003, p. A22(N)

"British Conservative Leader Rejected in Party Vote," by Alan Cowell, 30 October 2003, p. A3(N)

"Free Advice to G.O.P.," by Thomas Friedman, Thursday, 23 October 2003, p. A27(N)

"Listening to Mahathir," by Paul Krugman, Tuesday, 21 October 2003, p., A25(N)

"China's Leader Calls for 'Democratic' Changes," by Joseph Kahn, 2 October 2003, p. A12(N)

"Who's Sordid Now?" by Paul Krugman, Tuesday, 30 September 2003, p. A29(N)

"Insiders' New Firm Consults on Iraq," by Douglas Jehl, Tuesday, 30 September 2003, p. A1(N)

"Sudanese Take a Major Step Toward Peace: A Security Pact," by Marc Lacey, Friday, 26 September 2003, p. A6(N)

"Connect the Dots," by Thomas L. Friedman, Thursday, 25 September 2003, P. A27(N)

"Democracy, Closer Every Day," by Noah Feldman, Wednesday, 24 September 2003, p. A27(N)

"The Turkish Card," by William Safire, Wednesday, 24 September 2003, p. A27(N)

"Afghan Warlords Thive Beyond Official Reach," by Amy Waldman, Wednesday, 24 September 2003, p. A3(N)

"Caught in the Iraqi Dramatics," by David Brooks, Tuesday, 23 September 2003, p. A31(N)

"Our War with France," by Thomas Friedman, Thursday, 18 September 2003, p. A27(N)

"A Lesson for Baghdad," by Brennon Jones, Saturday, 13 September 2003, p. A27(N)

"Middle East Math," Editorial, Friday, 12 September 2003, p. A26(N)

"Breaking Death's Grip," by Thomas L. Friedman, Thursday, 11 September 2003, p. A27(N)

"Two Years Later, a Thousand Years Ago," by Robert Wright, Thursday, 11 September 2003, p. A29(N)

"An Indonesian Leader Wins Attention for Her Clean Politics," by Jane Perlez, Monday, 8 September 2003, p. A6(N)

"52 to 48," by Thomas L. Friedman, Wednesday, 3 September 2003, p. A19(N)

"Freedom's In 2nd Place," by Nicholas D. Kristof, Friday, 29 August 2003, p. A23(N)

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