4. Tired of TV debates? In Arab world, they’re historic, and inspiring.

Americans may take televised candidate debates for granted, but there are parts of the world that have been starving for this staple of democracy. Our reporter was on hand to witness history in Tunisia.

The 2011 Arab Spring’s sole success story, Tunisia holds its second-ever free presidential elections Sept. 15. But the most remarkable feature of the voters’ two-week crash course on the many candidates has been three nights of televised debates. For the first time in the Arab world, leading candidates took to a stage to debate policy and...