The information war behind public policy
How partisan think tanks shape what we know—and what that means for AI governance.
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E.J. Fagan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Brings deep expertise in political polarization, think-tank influence, knowledge production in American politics, and the intersection of information integrity and democratic governance.
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The Information War: How Partisan Think Tanks Fractured American Democracy (And What We Can Do About It)
America doesn't just have a polarization problem. We have an information problem. Professor E.J. Fagan explains how we arrived at a moment where Republicans and Democrats don't just disagree on solutions—they can't even agree on basic facts.
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