Nate Persily Asks Whether Democracy Can Survive the Internet
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Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic spoke with Nate Persily, a member of the Kofi Annan Commission on Democracy and Elections in the Digital Age, which recently released a report on election integrity and the internet. Nate is also an expert on election law and administration. They spoke about the commission report and the challenges the internet may pose for democracy, to what extent the pandemic has flipped that on its head, and, of course, the 2020 presidential election.
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