Rumors are nearly as old as human history, but with the rise of the Internet, they have become ubiquitous. In fact we are now awash in them. False rumors are especially troublesome; they impose real damage on individuals and institutions, and they often resist correction. They can threaten careers, policies, public officials, and sometimes even democracy itself.
Cass SunsteinThere are bursts of things like Abraham Lincoln or Ronald Reagan or Franklin Delano Roosevelt or same-sex marriage that change very much what we thought we were all about.
Cass SunsteinThe 'cash for clunkers' program was a big success in part because it gave people the sense that the economy was moving.
Cass SunsteinThere are some lawyers who think of themselves as basically instruments of whoever their clients are, and they pride themselves on their professional craft
Cass Sunstein