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Tony Armstrong

Tony Armstrong

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Oct 18

Two Thousand Years of Roadwork

On roads, democracy, and the quiet work of maintaining what carries us forward

Two Thousand Years of Roadwork

Tony Armstrong

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Sep 23

The Daily Sacrament: Bread, Memory, and the French Social Contract

I Moved to the South of France and Learned That Bread Is Serious Business

The Daily Sacrament: Bread, Memory, and the French Social Contract

Tony Armstrong

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Aug 24

From The Hardy Boys to Plato

The first order from Shakespeare and Company, Paris.

From The Hardy Boys to Plato

Tony Armstrong

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Aug 20

The Ethics of Influence: The Responsibility We Owe for the Reach We’re Given

In today’s world full of information (and, yes, misinformation), what actually separates a source we can trust from one we can’t, or…

The Ethics of Influence: The Responsibility We Owe for the Reach We’re Given

Tony Armstrong

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Jul 30

Power in Pieces

Why One Company Holding All the Power Killed Ten Million People

Power in Pieces

Tony Armstrong

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Jul 27

Listening as Leadership

The Radical Act of Democratic Attention

Listening as Leadership

Tony Armstrong

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Jul 2

The Light Tyrants Fear

We think authoritarians destroy the truth. They rarely bother. They destroy something harder to replace.

The Light Tyrants Fear

Tony Armstrong

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Jun 16

Truth and Manipulation

Why the gravest threat to a free society isn’t that people are wrong — it’s that their wrongness is being farmed

Truth and Manipulation

Tony Armstrong

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Jun 1

The Art of Persuasion and the Responsibility of Public Voice

We have confused volume for persuasion. That mistake is costing us democracy.

The Art of Persuasion and the Responsibility of Public Voice

Tony Armstrong

Tony Armstrong

Author--The Architecture of Democracy: Essays on Civic Virtues, Human Rights & Freedom. Former Canadian DM, President & CEO. Now writing from France. 🇨🇦🇫🇷

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