"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage." ~ H. L. Mencken
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Improving Digital Literacy
Digital literacy refers to the ability to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information through digital technologies. Digital literacy is increasingly crucial for protecting democracy in our interconnected world. In the context of protecting democracy, it’s particularly focused on: Information evaluation: Identifying credible sources vs. unreliable ones. Understanding how search algorithms work and can be biased. Recognizing … Continue reading "Improving Digital Literacy"
Protecting Democracy
Experts predict a 19.2% four-year likelihood of democratic breakdown in the United States as of 2022.1 When democracy breaks down, it typically takes many years, often decades, to reverse the downward spiral. In the process, violence and corruption typically flourish, and talent and wealth flee to more stable countries, undermining national prosperity. It is not … Continue reading "Protecting Democracy"
Who gets to vote and who doesn’t
As our country approaches a presidential election in 2024, access to voting is changing at the state level. A 2022 investigation from The Center for Public Integrity found over half the states in the United States of America had made access to voting worse than it had been previously. Slightly less than half of the … Continue reading "Who gets to vote and who doesn’t"
Insurrection Defined
Watching the violence of January 6, 2021, I could not believe what I was witnessing in the United States of America. As I watched and followed the news of this incident, some people called the act an insurrection and some people called it a peaceful protest with people taking a tour of the Capital building! … Continue reading "Insurrection Defined"
Election information?
Disinformation is false information deliberately spread to deceive people. In contrast, misinformation refers to inaccuracies that stem from inadvertent error. Disinformation is an managed activity in which people introduce strategic deceptions and media manipulation tactics to facilitate political, military, or commercial goals. UNESCO and Ipsos did a survey (August-September 2023), in 16 countries, asking among … Continue reading "Election information?"
Can We Keep Our Republic?
When Benjamin Franklin left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberations at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, he was asked “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” to which he responded “A Republic, if you can keep it.” These days it sometimes feels like we are in danger … Continue reading "Can We Keep Our Republic?"
2023 Denver Democracy Summit
The Josef Korbel School of International Studies is pleased to announce that the 3rd Annual Denver Democracy Summit will be held October 25-26, 2023 on the University of Denver campus with proceedings streamed to a worldwide virtual audience. The Denver Democracy Summit will serve as a platform for the DU community and the world’s leading … Continue reading "2023 Denver Democracy Summit"