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“A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing well, is the chief instrument of cultural change.”
― Richard Rorty
every authoritative
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
truculent
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
to participate in the great decisions of government. There was, Lippmann brooded, no “intrinsic moral and intellectual virtue to majority rule.” Lippmann’s disenchantment with democracy anticipated the mood of today’s elites. From the top, the public, and the swings of public opinion, appeared irrational and uninformed. The human material out of wh
... See moreMartin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
change is at the root of all drama,
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
As the filmmaker Adam Curtis told The Economist, ‘People are frightened of instability. But the job of a good politician is to give them a story that says “yes this is risky, but it’s also thrilling and it might just lead to something extraordinary.”’
Rob Hopkins • From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want
government. And only if you