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Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th century

  • Written by Bruce Schneier, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Re-imagining democracy for the 21st century, possibly without the trappings of the 18th centuryIf people were dropped into a new situation tomorrow, how would they choose to govern themselves?Just_Super/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Imagine that we’ve all – all of us, all of society – landed on some alien planet, and we have to form a government: clean slate. We don’t have any legacy systems from the...

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  6. Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery 'wasn’t that bad'
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