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...
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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...
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...
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...
Resentment and Conspiracy Theories in a Digital Context: An Insight on Online Campaign Regulation
In the article “Policing Propaganda” from The Economist, the main topic is online campaigning in the United States and Britain within recent...
Parasitic Corruption in Democracy: An Intrinsic Examination into how Democracy Allows Populism to Function- A Response to “Democracy’s Enemy Within”
In the narrative of the Do’s and Don’ts of governing, Democracy stands as the shining hero and protagonist, as it was designed to give power to...
Redefining Ahimsa: Modi’s Use of Religious Violence to Consolidate Power
Home to over 1.3 billion people, India’s ability to maintain democratic governance despite long-lasting issues of economic, social and ethnic...
Living in Diogenes Barrel: An Analysis of Cynicism and the Effects on Democracy
Democratic decay, though often thought of to occur rapidly and aggressively, in actuality occurs over the course of decades and tends to go...
An analysis of advertising regulation in American history – by Hannah Hendrickson
This article is a response to "Policing Propaganda."The Economist’s article asserts that lawmakers, and not the heads of tech companies, should...