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The secular argument for human freedom, launched almost three centuries ago under the rubric of “natural rights,” has often been reduced to a calculation of probabilities: democracy and the personal freedoms it protects are good not because they have an inherent moral superiority over other forms of organizing society, but because they are the leas
... See moreGeorge Weigel • Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
Walter Lippmann, for example, wrote in 1920: “There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.”
Neil Postman • Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Following Andrew’s death at age forty-three in March 2012, Steve Bannon became executive chairman. Under Bannon’s reign Breitbart became a haven for what the corporate press indiscriminately describes as “alt-right,” “far-right,” “populist,” or “white supremacist” views. Conservative wunderkind—and purported ghostwriter of Andrew’s book—Ben Shapiro
... See moreMichael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
NPR, an enormously successful radio system that maintains a palpable liberal editorial tone while adhering to mainstream journalistic norms in reporting—in that regard more like a liberal version of the Wall Street Journal, than like Fox News or MSNBC.
Robert Faris • Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
consultant Ed Rollins. Rollins was
Sharyl Attkisson • The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote
Senator Bob Dole, who’d hoped to snatch the presidential election from Bill Clinton, saw an irresistible wedge issue. He got Georgia Republican Bob Barr (thrice married) to introduce a “Defense of Marriage Act” in the US House. Barr declaimed it like a fire-and-brimstone sermon: “The very foundations of our society are in danger of being burned. Th
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