The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority

The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority

In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming.

Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the g…

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