Jill Lepore Warns Private Corporations Have Supplanted the Modern Nation-State

By Nilay Patel · The Verge · 2026-07-20

According to reporting from The Verge, Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that the shift toward data-driven quantification has fundamentally eroded democratic institutions. In a recent discussion on her upcoming book, Lepore explains how the privatization of the public square b

According to reporting from The Verge, Harvard historian Jill Lepore argues that the shift toward data-driven quantification has fundamentally eroded democratic institutions. In a recent discussion on her upcoming book, Lepore explains how the privatization of the public square b