Education is our way to critical thinking and understanding of politics and social issues. In the era of fake news, schools are teaching children to become more critical consumers of information, especially on social media. This is how we will be able to make informed decisions. And hopefully, vote accordingly.
“Hey, how is it going? This is our first Facebook Live video that we are taking at Facebook’s headquarters,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook creator,...
Can a politician have a private life in the United States? Are they allowed to make mistakes? These questions have puzzled me this week. On Tuesday,...
Among the intrusive smoke from the deep-fried chunks of chicken and the noise from the constantly arriving people at the Minnesota State Fair, a small stage attracted hundreds of people.
Falsehoods and manipulations is a long-term problem, so the purpose is not sensation: as democracy depends on the quality of information, truth-telling is the best alternative to fakery.
In my first full day as a WPI fellow in Minneapolis, I found myself in an Italian Renaissance style theatre room full of people laughing wholeheartedly at the penis size of Donald Trump.
