Not Quite Democracy: Lucie Greene on the Civic Aspirations of Tech Giants By Bradley Babendir Feature Lucie Greene’s new book “Silicon States” is about the danger of concentrating so much power in so few hands.
Can the Rise of a New Left Deepen Our Definition of Democracy? By Michelle Weber Highlight Duke University law professor Jedediah Purdy, writing in The New Republic, looks at the rise of the left in American politics.
Finding the Limit of a Nation of Laws: Integrity, or the Lack Thereof By Michelle Weber Highlight This David Frum piece in The Atlantic is a roadmap to Trump’s likeliest path to authoritarianism and self-enrichment — and therefore also a guide to what Americans of conscience need to do to protect democracy.
Untangling the Knot: My Search for Democracy in the Modern Family By Longreads Feature Sabine Heinlein grew up in a family where everyone was treated as equals. It didn’t work out like they hoped.
