Explore every session of The Long Council.
A strong leader does not outrank democratic consultation in a crisis; a bounded emergency does, briefly, and only with a fixed exit.
India must redistribute, but the council splits on whether to transfer income now or redistribute land and credit first.
Newcomers must accept core civic values but should keep their cultural practices.
China's prosperity will generate demands for greater freedoms, but not necessarily Western-style democracy.
China's prosperity creates middle classes who want political voice, but the party can satisfy those demands without Western-style democracy.