In ancient times, politics was born of the belief that we can be masters of our own fate, and democracy became a continuing, innovative project to guarantee people a say in public decisions. Today, however, we live in a paradox. Humanity has created vast wealth and technological know-how that could […] Read more »
Where else do leaders do what Trump is accused of? Start with Russia.
The House of Representatives is investigating President Trump’s alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine’s government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, one of Trump’s potential rivals in the 2020 presidential election. Research suggests that incumbent presidents generally have a modest advantage over their challengers in familiarity, fundraising and media coverage. […] Read more »
Impeachment in the Global Context
The last ten days have been mind-boggling, with the emergence of new political facts at light speed. Consider that we went from vague references, to a whistleblower complaint, to the launch of an impeachment inquiry, to the release of a “transcript” of the President’s conversation with the Ukrainian president, to […] Read more »
Universal Basic Income Favored in Canada, U.K. but Not in U.S.
A recent survey by Gallup and Northeastern University finds a slight majority of Americans opposed to a universal basic income (UBI) program as a way to support workers displaced by AI adoption. Conversely, about three-fourths of residents in the U.K. and Canada favor the idea. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
The Global Disinformation Order
Although propaganda has always been a part of political discourse, the deep and wide-ranging scope of these campaigns raise critical public interest concerns. Cyber troops’ are defined as government or political party actors tasked with manipulating public opinion online (Bradshaw and Howard 2017a). We comparatively examine the formal organization of […] Read more »
The Forces that Produced Our Uncertain World Persist
From Washington DC to Brasilia to London to Budapest, a new crop of leaders has come to power calling for the overthrow of established institutions and governing norms. … The real political trend of the last decade has been the anti-establishment fervor of voting publics, or as I like to […] Read more »