Brown University

Voting with the Head or the Heart? Empathy as a Tool to Promote Discourse

American politics has entered what is likely the most polarized era in its history (1). According to Pew Research’s studies, about 85% of...

In a previous article, I examined the effects of changes to Facebook’s News Feed algorithm to prioritize “Meaningful Social Interactions” (MSI),...

When one thinks of democratic institutions and voting procedures it is often within the context of national and local governance. In other words,...

In April 2021, President Biden became the first U.S. President to refer to the systematic killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in...

Amid alarming levels of political polarisation, politicians, civil society, and ordinary citizens alike call for greater empathy between...

In the digital age, it is plausible that a minor tweak in an algorithm could erode democracy as successfully as a charismatic demagogue....

Through the first two months of 2022, Canada has been in the midst of one of the most unforeseen political stories to emerge in years, a Vaccine...

The current state of global democracy is in shambles. Liberal democratic institutions are in decline and the erosion of global democracy in...

On March 3rd, 2022, in the midst of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, the only independent TV news channel in Russia, Dozhd TV (also known as TV...