Henry Farrell and BKC’s Bruce Schneier write a Forum Response to reactions to their earlier essay on Democracy’s Dilemma.
“We will come up with better solutions and make fewer mistakes if specialists from a variety of perspectives come together to think, to argue with each other, to provide practical suggestions, and to engage with a public that has its own understanding of the issues,” they write. “We think that the kind of frank, useful, and goodhearted debate that has happened over the last couple of weeks is an excellent start, and—again—we are extraordinarily grateful to the participants for engaging in it.”