democracies

In-Party Love, Out-Party Hate, and Affective Polarization in Twelve Democracies

George Lucas characterized Palpatine as being a ruthless politician dismantling a democracy to achieve supreme power based on real life examples of democratic backsliding. This got Lucas to thinking about how democracies turned into dictatorships: “Democracies aren't overthrown; they're given away“.

We Worked at Meta. Democracies Need to Fix the Feed Before It's Too Late

Democracies are fragile, and hardware is hard

Using ‘Civic Technologies’ to Reinvigorate Democracies