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New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

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Started September 15, 2026

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Social media companies should be regulated to reduce algorithmic amplification of antidemocratic content.
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The ideas presented in 'Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas' should be critically assessed before being adopted in policy discussions.
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Academic expertise on democratic challenges should shape policy, not merely inform citizen debate.
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Campaign finance reform must precede any other structural democratic reform or money will corrupt every solution.
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Restoring trust in democratic institutions requires acknowledging failures in all parties, not blaming one side.
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Crowdsourcing 100 ideas dilutes rigorous analysis and gives equal weight to half-baked proposals.
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The format and presentation of 'Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas' must cater to a general audience to maximize its impact.
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Regulating social media platforms violates free speech and hands governments dangerous censorship tools.
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The real threat to democracy comes from technocrats using expertise to bypass public consent, not from public participation.
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Books like this matter only if they reach people outside universities and change how voters actually behave.
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