Cry Freedom: The Regulatory Assault on Institutional Autonomy in England's Universities - James Tooley

Cry Freedom: The Regulatory Assault on Institutional Autonomy in England's Universities - James Tooley
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9781917163989 | 64 pages | EPUB | 1.6 MB

A clarion call for academics and policymakers alike, Cry Freedom prompts reflection on the evolving relationship between government and higher education. The book challenges compellingly the accepted wisdom that all universities are public entities controllable from Whitehall.

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Digital Liberty: Power, Wealth and the Influence Machine - Matt Stroud

Digital Liberty: Power, Wealth and the Influence Machine - Matt Stroud
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9781915054111 | 184 pages | EPUB | 3 MB

Digital Liberty explores the imminent convergence of three pivotal themes: data, artificial intelligence and society's intricate social graph, and warns of a looming crisis that threatens to challenge the very foundations of liberal democracies. Two distinct paths unfurl – a dystopian trajectory marked by surging inequality, globalized elites, and societal unrest, and a utopian alternative rooted in adapting to this impending crisis. Drawing from the annals of liberal philosophy and guided by the insights of our digital age, the book scrutinizes the profound interplay between technological architecture and the character of societies.

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