On Demagogues and Democracy — Eric Schliesser

Some social & political theory. Focuses on Walter Lippmann, The Good Society.

Although Eric Schliesser doesn't mention it in this post, Aristotle discussed these issues in detail in his Politics.

Digressions&Impressions
On Demagogues and Democracy
Eric Schliesser | Professor of Political Science, University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences