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America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent
“From an international perspective,...Trump is just one more example of the many populists on the right who have risen to power around the world...these people win elections but subvert democratic norms: by criminalizing dissent, suppressing or demonizing the media, harassing the opposition, and deploying extra-legal mechanisms whenever possible” (Zeynep Tufekci, 2020).
2020 Should Be the Last Time We Vote Like This
“The process of registering your democratic preference, the citizen’s core duty in a democracy. Can we take a moment to acknowledge how terribly inefficient, inaccessible, unfair and just plain backward this process remains in the United States?” (Farhad Manjoo, 2020).
Why the Social Media Rage Machine Won't Stop
If Facebook and Twitter functions “replaced algorithmically tailored and targeted newsfeeds with ones that simply displayed the most recent posts first, the sites would become less enraging — but also less engaging, losing their grip on the attention of users, who may drift away” (Margaret O’Mara, 2020).
I’m a Democracy Expert. I Never Thought We’d Be So Close to a Breakdown.
“What is the right historical analogy to America’s current crisis? The truth is, there is no precedent. We have never seen such a longstanding democracy in such a rich country break down before — never. But it could happen this year” (Larry Diamond, 2020).
Coming Storms: The Return of Great-Power War
“Tensions persist among today’s great powers” and China and the United States “are on a collision course fueled by the dynamics of a power transition and their competition for status and prestige, and without a change in direction, war between them in the coming decades is...probable” (Christopher Lane, 2020).
Capitalism After the Pandemic
“In the months after the virus first surfaced, governments stepped in to address the concomitant economic and health crises...But it is not enough for governments to simply intervene...they should actively shape markets so that they deliver the kind of long-term outcomes that benefit everyone” (Mariana Mazzucato, 2020).
Is France Fueling Muslim Terrorism by Trying to Prevent It?
President Macron’s “notion of “separatism” seems to assume that a significant minority of Muslims are tempted to set themselves apart somehow from the rest of French society...but this diagnostic is questionable, and it risks being self-defeating: It, itself, may endanger social cohesion” (Vincent Geisser, 2020).
Why India’s Muslims Reach for Liberalism
“When minorities are pushed...they may retreat into a siege mentality that breeds radicalization. But India’s Muslims...have embraced and emphasized the blessings of liberal democracy by placing their faith in the Constitution of India and insisting on their constitutional rights as citizens” (Mustafa Akyol and Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar, 2020).
State media warning labels can counteract the effects of foreign misinformation
“Platforms are increasingly using transparency... to combat disinformation campaigns. In the case of state-controlled media outlets on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter this has taken the form of labeling their connection to a state...these labels have the ability to mitigate the effects of viewing election misinformation from the Russian media channel RT” (Nassetta and Gross, 2020).
How America Escapes Its Conspiracy Theory Crisis
“Since entering politics, Trump has trafficked in conspiracy theories for political gain. Where other conspiracy theorists might demonize racial or religious groups, however, he focuses on the government he leads. Through social media and the bully pulpit, he has persuaded many Americans to take the same view” (David Rohde, 2020).
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