Reviving Expertise in a Populist Age
Though we have heard laments for decades that American democracy is sliding into idiocracy, never has more ink been spilled on the subject than during the Trump era. The argument goes that instead of a politics driven by the passions of the masses, run like reality TV, and debated at 280 characters,...
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| Published in: | New Atlantis (Washington, D.C.) no. 60; pp. 22 - 34 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article Magazine Article |
| Language: | English |
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Washington
Center for the Study of Technology and Society
01-10-2019
Ethics And Public Policy Center |
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| Summary: | Though we have heard laments for decades that American democracy is sliding into idiocracy, never has more ink been spilled on the subject than during the Trump era. The argument goes that instead of a politics driven by the passions of the masses, run like reality TV, and debated at 280 characters, we need a return to sobriety — we need experts, not amateurs, to run things. |
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| Bibliography: | content type line 24 ObjectType-Feature-1 SourceType-Magazines-1 |
| ISSN: | 1543-1215 1555-5569 |