A state-of-the-art account of what we know and do not know about the effects of digital technology on democracy.

DIVSince the end of the Cold War, the assumption among most political theorists has been that as nations develop economically, they will also become more democr

No political concept is more used, and misused, than that of democracy. Nearly every regime today claims to be democratic, but not all 'democracies' allow free

“Wry, quickly readable, yet informed and edgy . . . whimsy and pop culture, enlisted toward the end of knowledge.” — The Atlantic “Brings Dave Barry-sty

A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutions Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They