America Abroad (Again)
Are we dispensable?
The Virus Without a Vaccine
Posted on December 3, 2020
Image: Volunteers participating in phase 3 trial of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Rio Tuasikal (VOA) via Wikimedia Commons.
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.