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Ray Drainville is an Instructor at the University of Waterloo. Ray concentrates on digital media and visual culture.
Ray Drainville is an Instructor at the University of Waterloo. Ray concentrates on digital media and visual culture.

Ray Drainville Articles

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Jennifer Saul, Ray Drainville

Politics and the evolution of the dogwhistle

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Young protestors wearing yellow shirts march through the streets, raising their fists and chanting, while holding sticks, during a demonstration in an urban setting.
Jamie Whyte

Democracy on Trial
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Diana Wallis

The Referendum Fallout
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Julian Le Grand

Being Free and Making Choices
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Chandran Kukathas

Anarchy, Open Borders and Utopia
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John Ralston Saul

Immigration and Identity
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Rebecca Rozelle-Stone

Countering the Achievement Society
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Paula Erizanu David Maclean, Martha Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum on how to escape fear
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Nicholas Smith

The Freedom to Be Free at Work
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Matthew Kroenig

Will autocracy triumph over democracy?
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Christian Sarkar, Philip Kotler

How to fix American democracy

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Alex Guerrero

Democracy divides us

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Paul Mason

The new fascism
Sarah Conly

Can the state know what's best?

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Alex Roberto Hybel

Defending freedom will be the downfall of the US
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Robert B. Talisse

Democracy and the polarization trap
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Philip Collins

Ukraine alone won't save democracy
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Peter Godfrey-Smith

Moderating Twitter's moderators
A historical illustration of a Spartan warrior addressing a crowd, with ancient Greek architecture in the background, highlighting themes of democracy and governance.
Alexis Papazoglou, Zac Gershberg

The paradox of democracy
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Jaan Islam

Radical Islam, Marx, and the West
A humanoid robot with a metallic face interacts with a robotic hand, reaching towards a voting box, exploring themes of technology and democracy.
Nayef Al-Rodhan

AI threatens elections and accountable governance
A cracked surface displays the South African flag, featuring green, yellow, black, red, and blue colors, symbolizing national identity and struggle.
Thiven Reddy

A divided South Africa needs Arendt
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Harvey Whitehouse

An anthropological guide to the elections
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Daniel Chandler

Rawls vs Populism: A new vision for the centre-left
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Teresa Ghilarducci

How to avoid working forever
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Dan Braha

The physics of predicting riots
A silhouetted figure stands at a podium, addressing an audience shrouded in shadow, with a vivid red background creating a dramatic atmosphere.
Chris Voparil

Truth won't save democracy
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John T Jost

Political tribes are predictable
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Alex Guerrero

How to solve democracy's polarisation problem
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Peter Ives

We need to rescue free speech from its defenders
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Geminello Pretrossi

We need a new political theology