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Politics in the Attention Economy

Summary by The Weekly Sift
What happens to democracy when directing and misdirecting public attention becomes more important than convincing voters to agree with you? Chris Hayes’ recent book The Sirens’ Call is worth reading in its entirety, but there is one particular aspect of it that I want to highlight. Once you’ve had this thought, it’s perfectly obvious, but I’ve never seen it spelled out so clearly before: Getting attention and holding attention are two very diff…
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The Weekly Sift broke the news in on Monday, March 24, 2025.
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