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Sentiment & Democracy

How does public sentiment influence democratic systems? From media narratives and political trust to emotional polarization and citizen behavior, we examine how perception shapes power.

You Already Spent the Happiness

The economics of “then I’ll be happy” The offer letter arrives while the kitchen sink is full. For a few hours, the future feels as if it has apologized. The salary number looks real, the title looks cleaner, and the phone becomes pleasant to check because the old anxiety

Μπορεί το ΠΑΣΟΚ να ξαναγίνει πρώτο; Φτιάξαμε ένα εργαλείο για να το δοκιμάσεις

Πού κρύβεται ο δρόμος του ΠΑΣΟΚ προς την 1η θέση; Φτιάξαμε ένα εργαλείο για να το δείξουμε EconScope by The Agora Review Το ερώτημα που κανείς δεν απαντά σωστά Κάθε δημοσκόπηση λέει την ίδια ιστορία: το ΠΑΣΟΚ τρίτο, γύρω στο 11%, η ΝΔ μπροστά, ο Τσίπρας με την ΕΛΑΣ να

Everyone’s Competing, Nobody’s Cheaper: The Marketplace Illusion

A free market is a machine that turns private ambition into public comfort, as long as competition stays real and entry stays open In the clean textbook version, firms do not keep extra profit for themselves over time, the market invites new entrants until economic profit is pushed down to

When the Watchdog Lost Line-of-Sight

A story about the Fourth Estate, the feed, and the new architecture of persuasion. I remember the old habit of choice as something physical. A newspaper had weight. A TV channel had a number. Even the act of turning a page or switching a remote carried a small democratic meaning:

The Boys Who Fell Out of the Story

How loneliness, digital markets, and grievance quietly reshape the politics of young men Editor's Note In political economy we tend to tell a familiar story: when unemployment rises, wages stagnate, and inequality bites, extremist movements gain ground. That story is not wrong, but perhaps incomplete. Over the last

The Vibes Economy — Civic Literacy in an Age of Emotion

How America Under‑Teaches Money and Government — and Elects on Emotion Prologue Across the United States, parents, lawmakers and students celebrate a rapid expansion of personal‑finance mandates in high schools. According to the Council for Economic Education’s 2024 Survey of the States, 35 states now require a standalone

From Citizen to Idiot — The Evolution of Responsibility

From Plato’s Cave to the Modern Constitution “He who lives without the polis is either a beast or a god.” — Aristotle, Politics Διαβάστε το άρθρο στα Ελληνικά Από τον Πλάτωνα στον Αριστοτέλη, το πέρασμα από τον ἰδιώτη στον πολίτη θεμελιώνει το ηθικό υπόβαθρο του συντάγματος. Από Πολίτης σε Ἰδιώτη

Project ReGenesis: Bringing the World to America

Modern societies excel at discovery but struggle with remembrance. America’s renewal may come not from new debates but from old connections.

Economic Inequality, Social Mobility, and Political Polarization in the U.S. (1924-2024)

🔎 Key Insights at a Glance 📈 Economic Inequality Has Intensified – The top 1% now hold nearly 40% of wealth, while the bottom 50% own less than 5%. Real wages have stagnated despite rising corporate profits. 📉 The American Dream is Fading – Absolute mobility has declined from 90% in 1940 to ~50% today,

Is Democracy in Decline? A Housekeeper’s Perspective on the World’s Democratic Crisis

Based on a real story Irina moves quickly through the house, dusting, wiping, scrubbing. Her phone is tucked under her ear, and as she cleans, she listens intently. It’s her English lesson, one of the few things she does for herself in between running her cleaning business and caring