Monthly Archives: March 2014

If public opinion is a tyrant, does journalism still serve democracy?

Posted on March 25, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Originally posted on Media Meditations:
Italy (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It may be surprising to hear that public opinion in a democracy can be tyrannical. In a democracy, we want to believe that public opinion will also be democratic. Yet, public…

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Has Putin’s claim to bring glory back to Russia masked his betrayal?

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

      If Putin wanted to bring glory back to Russia, he would be doing the following. First, he would improve health care[1]. Second, he would improve higher education.[2] Third, he would create jobs.[3] Fourth, he would free his … Continue reading →

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Surveillance and the experience of technological sin

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Throughout the furore over the NSA revelations, one thing that has remained constant is the way that technology companies and technologists have expressed a certain naiveté over politics. I do not mean that they are unaware of politics. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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Snowden, Manning and Tsarnaev: is the only difference a pressure cooker? (Part 2)

Posted on March 2, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

(This is the second part of an essay, the first part, published earlier can be found here.) If liberalism cannot satisfy the disgruntled individual, what will? Manning, Snowden and Tsarnaev attack on America has revealed liberalism’s limits in the social … Continue reading →

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