On Expertise, Sovereignty, and the Monopoly of RealityModern political discourse is haunted by a warning word: populism. Whenever citizens question institutional authority, challenge constitutional interpretation, or demand a greater voice in defining justice, a familiar response appears: beware the mob. Beware emotional politics. Beware the irrational multitude. This warning presents itself as prudence. In reality, it often functions as something else: a myth of governance — a narrative that...
