I Can't Believe You Said That!

Why I still believe that democracy won't be defeated by social media

On Friday, paying subscribers can look forward to an interview with University of Massachusetts historian Sam Redman about his new book, The Museum: A Short History of Crisis and Resilience (NYU, May 2022).

Today’s essay is adapted from a talk I gave on Saturday at a conference to celebrate the career of my former co-executive editor at Public Seminar, …