As mass protests in Egypt enter their third week, demonstrators remain camped out in Tahrir Square in a bid to force incumbent President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The dramatic images coming out of Egypt, however, can only tell us so much about the demographic profile of a typical protester...

An important next step in Egypt's transition -- whether it occurs this September, when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has announced he will not run for reelection, or sooner -- will almost necessarily involve free elections in which citizens are given the opportunity to choose among a full slate of candidates,...