“The provision of news and information, for example, has been ‘dumbed down’ to a previously unimaginable degree, and the line between Hollywood… — Paul McLaughlin Fox news Copy Share Image
“Political democracy, judged on its own terms (as a basic political value in itself), is not to be judged (consequentially) in terms… — Paul McLaughlin Political system Copy Share Image
“Bertrand Russell, writing during World War I, castigates intellectuals for exactly this tendency: ‘In modern times, philosophers, professors, and intellectuals generally undertake… — Paul McLaughlin Modern times Copy Share Image
“Then there are spurious intellectual discussions about ‘voter apathy’ and so on, as if such factors could possibly explain and somehow justify… — Paul McLaughlin Political life Copy Share Image
“The familiar claim – or ‘moral’ exhortation – that ‘if you don’t vote, you’ve no right to complain’ surely has it the… — Paul McLaughlin Democracy Copy Share Image
