Joshua A. Tucker

“The problem is that their algorithms are designed to maximize engagement, and that creates its own set of problems for healthy democratic discourse.”

“For better and for worse, social media is now a permanent part of the informational ecosystem in which elections take place.”

“What social media is particularly good at is making partisan identity salient.”

“Our goal is to get this information in front of as many journalists, civil society actors, and policymakers as possible so they are making decisions based on evidence and not just anecdotes.”

“The big picture is that the echo chamber may not be as big as we thought.”

“The goal of the book is to move beyond just asking whether people who lived under communism are more or less democratic and to try to understand what specific attitudes they hold about politics and economics.”