Americans' freedom of speech is predicated on the theory of a marketplace of ideas. But this model is giving disinformation free range.
Richard Stengel
Richard Stengel is the former Editor of TIME, an MSNBC analyst, and the author of Information Wars: How We Lost the Global Battle Against Disinformation.
Democracy isn’t over, yet. Here how to counter the democratic recession.
"Putin is still milking Trump’s fanboy affection. He was the big winner today because he didn't have to compromise," writes Richard Stengel.
"The Alien Enemies Act is one of the worst laws still in force in the United States, and it probably violates the Constitution to boot."
President Donald Trump is attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. But his efforts are history repeating itself.
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While the mainstream media focused on the candidate, the story was an electorate shifting right, Richard Stengel writes.
While Donald Trump rejects it.
The candidate has made the word theme of her campaign, but with a positive spin: Freedom "to" rather than "freedom from." Beyonce would approve.
America's support of Israel is leading to a wave of anti-Americanism across the world, warns Richard Stengel.
Should content created by generative AI have free speech protections?
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The benefits outweigh the costs—and the future of the media still depends on, well, You.
In 1962 Nelson Mandela was arrested by the South African police. Richard Stengel reports on the CIA's involvement
While Russia’s messaging has been clunky and old-school, we are not the primary target—the rest of the world is
From the Polish border, Richard Stengel writes about the heartache and logistics confronting Ukrainian refugees as they find their way in a new country
Former TIME editor Richard Stengel recounts how Desmond Tutu shaped South Africa and the world
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