A display of a phone with tiny hands is seen near tweets by US President Donald Trump at an exhibition in Washington, DC DONALD Trump’s “policy-making by tweets” approach to the presidency undermined America’s democratic institutions and weakened democracy, according to a new academic study. The 45th president’s “efficient” use of Twitter allowed him to achieve political change without going through the normal institutional channels, claims an analysis of his social media use. A new paper, co-authored by Dr Osman Sahin and Professor Umut Korkut, of Glasgow Caledonian University, and published in the journal Contemporary Politics, concludes populist leaders in various countries use social media to undermine traditional checks on their power.
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The books I read in 2020
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Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers by Kwame Anthony Appiah. Thoughtful exposition on universality, differences, cultural patrimony, saving children, changing of perception through affinity with others.
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Snows of Yesteryear: A Family in War and a Sentimental Education by Elmer A. Ordóñez. Life of an academic, activist, a scholar recollecting the context of the choices and commitments he made from World War II to the anti-Marcos dictatorship.
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The Community Press And Its Revolutionary Tradition by Georgina Reyes Encanto. Must-read to understand the radical tradition of the Philippine press. Also, the role of the religious press and the Left’s underground press in the resistance against Martial Law.