Demure About Kasparov

This month's Atlantic Monthly has a piece about Garry Kasparov. Subscriber-only link. It talks about his political goals for Russia and Putin's alleged corruption. Excerpt from concluding paragraphs:

As we left the restaurant after the press conference, I wondered aloud to Kasparov about the wisdom of riling the masses. "To demand free elections but to fear the people at the same time is absurd," he answered. "Implementing the will of the majority, whatever it is, will offer us the best chance of success"–even if that means letting Russia break up.

In a country so vast and bristling with nuclear weapons, this would be a strikingly risky move, not only for Russia but for the world. But as a chess player Kasparov knows that risk means opportunity–and he has almost always outwitted his opponents.

Curiously, though, the article doesn't mention Kasparov's odd views. This is at least the second time a mainstream publication has talked about Kasparov's politics without mentioning his disturbing ideas, yet they're ideas that would certainly interest the average reader. Click here for an earlier post about Kasparov's views. What's going on? Has Kasparov changed the views? Are the reporters simply not exploring them? Or do they for some reason not want us to know about them?