Repeat the Question: Is Disinformation a Required Part of Living in a Democracy? A Proposal for a Democratic OffenseAgainst Disinformation There’s a bad idea masquerading as a principled commitment to free speech. We know we have a disinformation problem, but we have yet to decide what we can do
My Fellow Citizens, Our elected representatives called “Big Tech” to account [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/29/big-tech-ceo-hearing-lies/] last week. Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple all held down their corner of a Zoom meeting. Approaches varied, but most questions suggested that the primary concern was fair competition. Is
Conversations with nonvoters and the otherwise disengaged usually dredge up the question, “what difference does it make to me?” A very active colleague’s anything but active spouse actually pointed to his wallet in one of these exchanges. He was asked why he wasn’t more involved. His wallet was