The major “science” journals became completely captured by Leftist politics a generation ago - and have thus rendered themselves completely unreliable for anyone interested in objective science.
Here is another one, right in the toilet. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The lead articles in the Sep issue have zero to do with their expertise.
https://thebulletin.org/magazine/2024-09/
MAGAZINESEPTEMBER 2024
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Introduction: Securing elections, democracy, and the information ecosystem in a critical political year
By John Mecklin, Dan Drollette Jr
This election will take place in a landscape full of threats to many of the world’s democracies. This issue of the Bulletin strives to help citizens and their public officials reduce those threats and preserve representative governance.
The campaign volunteer who used AI to help swing Pakistan’s elections: Interview with Jibran Ilyas
By Thomas Gaulkin
The US-based architect of an unusual and perhaps unprecedented electoral intervention tells how and why he created an AI-generated message from former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan—who had been imprisoned on a variety of controversial charges—to his followers in the waning days of Pakistan’s national elections.
How demagogues destroy democracy: a step-by-step global guide
By John Keane
Today’s demagogues are the harbingers of a new, 21st-century form of despotism: a corrupted, “phantom democracy” in which periodic elections are held but the rich become super-rich and omnipotent—while most of the populace is gripped by feelings of powerlessness.
Constitutional mistakes of the past can tyrannize the present—but we can fix them
By Lawrence Douglas
The United States lacks an electoral court to protect the integrity of the electoral process—in fact, our electoral system is organized in such a way that it invites attacks on its integrity. These problems in design can be traced back to the US Constitution, which suffers from certain defects that leave the United States vulnerable to democratic back-sliding.
The path to compulsory voting
By Aidan Calvelli
Americans don’t vote. For all their talk of democracy, US voters have some of the lowest turnout rates in the developed world. Other countries have taken on their turnout woes with a direct approach: compulsory voting. Here’s how it could be made a reality here.
An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 2012
By John Mecklin
An overview, from an insider, of the technological landscape involved in the last few months of the 2024 election—whether they be candidates, political operatives, or informed voters.
RFK Jr.’s presidential ambitions may have fallen short, but his anti-vax beliefs are winning in many statehouses
By Matt Field
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign may be over. But the anti-vax movement has been notching wins in statehouses across the country.
AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet
By Walter Scheirer
AI-powered misinformation detectors—artificial intelligence tools that identify false or inaccurate online content—have emerged as a potential intervention for helping internet users understand the veracity of the content they view. However, the algorithms used to create these detectors are experimental and largely untested at the scale necessary to be effective on a social media platform.
To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself
By Sara Goudarzi
In 2023, an average of 2.5 local newspapers shut down each week. This year seems to be following a similar trend. With fewer professional journalists keeping watch over politicians and the process of voting—and an information l