<h4>Andrew Michael Sullivan is a British author, editor, and blogger. Sullivan is a conservative political commentator, a former editor of <em>The New Republic</em>, and the author or editor of six books.</h4>

Andrew Sullivan

<h4>Dr. Roslyn Fuller is a research associate at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland. Her latest book, <em>Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose</em>, was published by Zed Books in November.</h4>

Roslyn Fuller

Democracy — Too Much of a Good Thing?

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Politics

Andrew Michael Sullivan is a British author, editor, and blogger. Sullivan is a conservative political commentator, a former editor of <em>The New Republic</em>, and the author or editor of six books.