“Disinformation Governance Board” or “Ministry of Truth”?

Republicans are calling a new DHS initiative to combat disinformation something straight out of 1984. Is it?

James Surowiecki

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Border Patrol agents in Texas (Donna Burton)

In September 2021, the Texas border town of Del Rio became the site of an unexpected gathering: fourteen thousand would-be migrants to the U.S., corralled into a makeshift encampment…

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James Surowiecki

I’m the author of The Wisdom of Crowds. I’ve been a business columnist for Slate and The New Yorker and written for a wide range of other publications.