The Virus Without a Vaccine
We are also in the throes of an information virus.
Ten Theses on Monism and Pluralism, Plus a Quotation
by
Alan Jacobs
Posted on November 24, 2020
Image: Isaiah Berlin. Arturo Espinosa via Wikimedia Commons.
Monisms are tweetable and retweetable.
Digital Democracy’s Road Ahead
Posted on November 12, 2020
Image: WikiConvention in Paris, August 2016. Ziko van Dijk via Wikimedia Commons.
Looking abroad provides some relief from the doomsday projections with which we began.
The Rise of Vetocracy
Posted on November 10, 2020
Image: Someone displaying the "talk to the hand gesture" to the camera. Peterlocicero via Wikimedia Commons.
The 2020 election has made clear that we remain a deeply divided nation.
The State of Digital Democracy Isn’t As Dire As It Seems
Posted on October 22, 2020
Image: Benefits of social media for education. Via Wikimedia Commons.
You don’t have to put on a rose-colored headset to see the upsides.
Can We Salvage Digital Democracy?
Posted on October 14, 2020
Image: A December 1951 advertisement for the IBM 604 Electronic Calculating Punch that was first produced in 1948. The machine could be programed to do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The input and output were done with punch cards. The advertisement claims the IBM 604 can do the work of 150 engineers with slide rules. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Can we salvage digital democracy?