And so, publishing the context of policymaking is a great depolarizing tool, because people, for example, civic journalists, all the different stripes and parties, can clearly see what’s actually going on. So instead of having to wait for four years to replace the administration in order to actually get to know what’s actually going on, this is a great social object around which that people of all different parties and ideologies can come to a consensus, even on the most controversial topics, such as marriage equality.

Keyboard shortcuts

j previous speech k next speech