The Digital Is Political - NOEMA

Putting community back into communication requires the checks and balances of republics.

The Digital Is Political Putting community back into communication requires the checks and balances of republics. Luca D’Urbino for Noema Magazine Credits Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. He is also the co-founder of and a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy,” Elon Musk declared in his bid for Twitter, as if this shallow assertion were self-evident. What is more evident is that the “absolute free speech” embraced by robust libertarians like the Tesla entrepreneur is a key driver of dysfunctional democracy. For

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