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As Chinese courts announce 'guiding cases,' Stanford Law School helps to spread the word
A Stanford website translates important rulings by the Supreme People's Court that serve as guides for lower courts, helping the vast country to move toward more consistent judicial decisions.
Mention of Erik Jensen in Stanford University News on February 6, 2012

Interview with Francis Fukuyama: "Where Is the Uprising from the Left?"
In a SPIEGEL interview, the author of "The End of History" explains why he now believes that the excesses of capitalism are a threat to democracy and asks why there is no "Tea Party on the left."
Mention of Francis Fukuyama in Spiegel Online on February 1, 2012

What is Governance?
Francis Fukuyama: "I’m beginning a new project at Stanford/CDDRL called 'The Governance Project.' The intention is to focus on conceptualizing and measuring governance, and applying those measures to two specific countries, China and the United States."
Mention of Francis Fukuyama in The American Interest (blog) on January 31, 2012

Warning: This Site Contains Conspiracy Theories
Evgeny Morozov: "Does Google have a responsibility to help stop the spread of 9/11 denialism, anti-vaccine activism, and other fringe beliefs?"
Mention of Evgeny Morozov in Slate Magazine (blog) on January 30, 2012

The Dangers of Sharing
Evgeny Morozov reviews Lori Andrews', "I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy."
Mention of Evgeny Morozov in New York Times on January 27, 2012

Do institutions really matter?
Francis Fukuyama: "... The questionable relevance of institutions is brought home by the controversy over Hungary’s new constitution, which went into effect on January 1, and which has caused a firestorm of criticism in the European parliament and elsewhere."
Mention of Francis Fukuyama in The American Interest (blog) on January 26, 2012

So We're All in Agreement
Evgeny Morozov: "In Standards: Recipes for Reality, Lawrence Busch examines the common protocols and practices that play a role in nearly every aspect of life—from consumer goods and shipping containers to scientific research and school curriculums."
Mention of Evgeny Morozov in Wall Street Journal on January 17, 2012

Lebanon, by the Numbers
Elias Muhanna: "Lebanon’s peculiar brand of democracy, dysfunctional and widely unpopular, is a perennial source of national vexation, debated over Sunday lunches and in the press."
Mention of Elias Muhanna in New York Times (blog) on January 17, 2012

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul's YouTube Presentation
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul's introduction video.
Mention of Michael A. McFaul in Youtube on January 16, 2012

Foreign Policy: The Struggle for Dignity
Francis Fukuyama: "The legend now has it that the Arab Spring was kicked off in early 2011 when a Tunisian vegetable seller, Mohamed Bouazizi, had his fruit cart confiscated by the police. Slapped and insulted by a policewoman, he went to complain but was repeatedly ignored. His despairing response — to set himself on fire — struck an enormous chord across the Arab world."
Mention of Francis Fukuyama in NPR on January 13, 2012