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Henry Farrell is a professor of international politics and democracy at Johns Hopkins’ Stavros Niarchos Agora Institute and School of Advanced International Affairs.
New tools and technology policy might help, but politics come first.
Democracies rely on the free exchange of ideas and information, but that freedom can also be weaponized to erode democratic debate. How can democratic societies protect—and protect themselves from—the free flow of digital information?
We live in Philip K. Dick’s future, not George Orwell’s or Aldous Huxley’s.
Nancy MacLean’s new book has set off a heated debate. But strong claims require strong evidence, and mistakes could mislead liberals and the left.
The struggle over the power of the Catholic Church.
China Miéville’s other reality.
Can the netroots reshape American democracy?
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