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Essays on accountability

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Jul 28, 2023ACX

Bad Definitions Of "Democracy" And "Accountability" Shade Into Totalitarianism

Scott Alexander argues that misusing terms like 'democratic' and 'accountable' can inadvertently justify totalitarianism, and suggests more careful usage of these terms.

10 min read 1,505 words

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Mar 15, 2021ACX

Mantic Monday: Mantic Matt Y

Scott Alexander examines Matt Yglesias's public predictions and discusses the implications for evaluating pundits and the future of prediction-based journalism.

16 min read 2,379 words

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