Author: Silvio Waisbord
The Terrorist Assault on the Capitol
What happened is terrorism – the use of violence to achieve political ends. After Trump’s triumph in 2016, many of us speculated that violent mobs,…
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How Advertisers Put Democracy in Danger by Enabling Disinformation
Disinformation and calls to violence clearly helped fuel the recent assault on our nation’s capitol, and an ongoing flood of disinformation now continues to subvert the...
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The Future of Media in Hong Kong: A Messy Landscape
A total of 53 opposition politicians and activists were arrested in Hong Kong in January 2021, on the basis that they were allegedly part of...
Idiot of the week
Idiot of the Week: Merelize Van Der Merwe
A 32-year old farmer from South Africa, Merelize Van Der Merwe edged out some difficult competition to win the Idiot of the Week title. Although,...