The Economist August 31st 2019 Democracy’s enemy within Cynicism is gnawing at Western democracies Democracies are generally thought to die at the barrel of a gun, in coups and revolutions. …
Combatting Cynicism: The Great Threat to American Democracy
The United States has always been characterized by optimism and progress, embedded in our unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Unfortunately, negativity has been slowly …
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Targeted Political Ads Aren’t the Only Thing Social Media Uses to Affect Politics
A response to “Policing Propaganda.“ The role of social media in politics came to the forefront during the 2016 United States presidential election. Instead of waiting for the headlines and …
Social Media Manipulation: The Threat to Democracy and How to Correct it
In the Economist article, “Policing Propaganda,” one of the major threats to democracy stems from one of its key supporting agents, the news, or rather through its manipulation, which can alter the …
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How digital politics regulation by lawmakers could affect democracy.
About a hundred years ago the invention of the telegraph not only facilitated long-distance communication but also did “a lot to clean up politics” as mentioned in the New York Times. It …
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Democratic Erosion during National Emergencies: Voting Rights in the United States throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ron Wyden recently proposed emergency voting reforms which would allow every U.S. state to expand the use of vote-by-mail. According to Klobuchar, these changes would help …