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Sophia Rosenfeld

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Choice and Its Discontents

Today no one on either side of the political spectrum would present themselves as an enemy of choice. Sophia Rosenfeld exposes the complex legacy of this idea.

by Sophia Rosenfeld, Daniel Falcone via Jacobin on April 22, 2025
Has the United States Ever Been a Democracy?

Jedediah Purdy's new book examines why the U.S. has continuously failed to qualify as a system defined by popular rule.

by Sophia Rosenfeld via The Nation on January 3, 2023

The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life

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A mouse hovers over a screen filled with buttons for purchase choices that all look the same.

Americans Are Tired of Choice

How did freedom become synonymous with having lots of options?

by Gal Beckerman via The Atlantic on June 23, 2025

My Freedom, My Choice

A new book illuminates how freedom became associated with choice and questions whether that has been a good thing—for women in particular.

by David A. Bell via New York Review of Books on June 5, 2025

A drawing of human eyes behind a variety of consumer goods, including milk, shoes, and toothpaste.

The Surprising History of the Ideology of Choice

How endless options became our only option.

by Andrew Lanham via The New Republic on April 11, 2025

Where Does Truth Fit into Democracy?

In modern democracies, who gets to determine what counts as truth—an elite of experts or the people as a whole?

by David A. Bell via The Nation on January 24, 2019

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How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society?

In the 1940s, scholars struggled over truth in reporting, the marketplace of ideas, and the free press. Their deliberations are more relevant than ever.

by Michael Luo via The New Yorker on July 11, 2020

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