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Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

Fukuyama examines the effects of corruption on governance, and why some societies have been successful at rooting it out. He explores the different legacies of colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and offers a clear-eyed account of why some regions have thrived and developed more quickly than others. And he boldly reckons with the future of democracy in the face of a rising global middle class and entrenched political paralysis in the West.

Russia's World Order describes the civilizational theory that has come to dominate Russian official discourse, and that has come to dominate Russian official discourse and that is being used to justify its clashes with the West. Whereas the West promotes a vision of history that drives all nations toward convergence on a single model, Russia's political leaders increasingly portray the world as consisting of numerous distinct civilizations, each diverging toward its own destination.

New Deal Law and Order follows President Franklin Roosevelt, Attorney General Homer Cummings, and their war on crime coalition, which overcame the institutional and political challenges to the legitimacy of national law enforcement. Promises of law and order helped to manage tensions among key Democratic Party factions—organized labor, Black Americans, and white Southerners. Their anticrime program, featuring a strengthened criminal code, an empowered FBI, and the first federal war on marijuana, was essential to the expansion of national authority previously stymied on constitutional grounds.

“I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court. Most people know the Court only as it exists between bangs of the gavel, when the Court comes to order to hear arguments or give opinions. But the stories of the Court and the...

From Georgia to Colombia to Ghana and Italy - crime exists in every democratic nation on earth, but in some places, it runs rampant, shaping all aspects of civic life. A Savage Order investigates why and how some places, riddled by inept government and states, are able to recover. Drawing on fifteen years of both academic and firsthand field research, Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld documents the unambiguous measures that societies have taken to empower the strong civic movements, governments, and institutions that protect countries and mitigate atrocities that damage people's lives.

Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright's Aftershocks offers a riveting and comprehensive account of one of the strangest and most consequential years on record. Drawing on interviews with officials from around the world and extensive research, the authors tell the story of how nationalism and major power rivalries constrained the response to the worst pandemic in a century. They demonstrate the myriad ways in which the crisis exposed the limits of the old international order and how the reverberations from COVID-19 will be felt for years to come.

"Apple Must Pay Billions for Tax Breaks in Ireland, EU Orders" is from the August 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by James Kanter and Mark Scott and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"European Court Orders Russia to Pay Damages to Protester" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew E. Kramer and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Thames Town? Not Under China’s Orders to End Foreign and ‘Strange’ Place Names" is from the March 24, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Austin Ramzy and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Obama Orders Intelligence Report on Russian Election Hacking" is from the December 09, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by David E. Sanger and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Oklahoma Orders Shutdown of Wells after Record-Tying Earthquake" is from the September 04, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Niraj Chokshi and Henry Fountain and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Where Marijuana Is the Doctor’s Orders, Will Insurers Pay?" is from the November 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Barry Meier and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Kansas Gunman given Abuse Protection Order before Attack" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by John Eligon, Richard Pérez Peña and Katie Rogers and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"FDA Orders Stronger Warning on Common Painkiller-Sedative Mix" is from the August 31, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Sabrina Tavernise and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Airline Used by Amazon Wins Order to End Cargo Pilots’ Strike" is from the November 23, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Wingfield and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Microsoft Sues U.S. Over Orders barring It from Revealing Surveillance" is from the April 14, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Lohr and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Court Orders One of Japan's Two Operating Nuclear Plants to Shut Down" is from the March 09, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Soble and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Heeding Orders to Stay in Mosul, Civilians Are Dying in Crossfire" is from the November 23, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Tim Cook Opposes Order for Apple to Unlock iPhone, Setting up Showdown" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Benner and Eric Lichtblau and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.