Russell Muirhead: 2 books
A Lot of People Are Saying
The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
How the new conspiracists are undermining democracy—and what can be done about it
Conspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new—conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with...
by Russell Muirhead
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Political conflicts are not simply manufactured from thin air, Russell Muirhead argues. They originate in authentic disagreements over what constitutes the common welfare. The remedy is not for parties to just get along but to bring a skeptical sensibility to their own convictions and learn to disagree as partisans and govern through compromise.