• Can Democracy Survive the Data Economy? Privacy, Power, and the Right to Dissent

    Cambridge Forum 3 Church St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    “’Cause we have a nice little database. And now you’re a domestic terrorist.” On January 23, 2026, in Portland, Maine, that was the response a masked agent gave when a protester asked a simple question: “What are you taking my information down for?” The blunt admission marked a chilling shift in the American public square. […]