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We need to make a case where even private companies have a sphere of public obligation and public interest. Right now social media doesn’t have that, and that is a glaring weakness because it has such an effect on democracy. Beyond that, we have to call for true public forums like PBS, but I think a better case can be made for those if they’re seen... See more
ro khanna • Ro Khanna makes the case for digital public space
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
Tucker Carlson says he has no respect for politicians in Washington, says they are all “stupid” and uses Dr. Fauci as proof.
Millions of Americans agree 🔥
“We always talk about Washington… We don't think they're smart. Both of us think they're stupid, and we don't think that because we saw... See more
Collin Ruggx.comANDREW J. BACEVICH,
Andrew J. Bacevich • American Conservatism: Reclaiming an Intellectual Tradition
NEW: Alvin Bragg's former colleague and current CNN legal analyst is calling out the rigged Trump case, even accusing Judge Juan Merchan of violating the law.
Elie Honig says the trial "blew his mind" as he called it an "unjustified mess."
"The judge donated money - a tiny amount of... See more
Collin Ruggx.comOpinion | Spiro Cheriogotis distorts a killing—court records tell a darker truth
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On this view, democracy is not about collective will formation but just a “competitive struggle for the people’s vote,”
James S. Fishkin • Democracy When the People Are Thinking: Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation
Import the Third World, become the Third World. That’s what we just saw. This won’t stop Trump. He’ll win the election if he’s not killed first. But it does mark the end of the fairest justice system in the world. Anyone who defends this verdict is a danger to you and your family.
Tucker Carlsonx.com🚨 TUCKER: "I am very concerned that the people who have hated Trump for eight years and run out of ways to destroy him ... have decided the only way to stop Trump, and the disclosure that a Trump administration will bring ... is with a world war ... I know a lot of the people involved and they're very, very, very focused on... See more
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