text:  Many are quite pessimistic that the people won't take the time to educate themselves about the principles of liberty and to vote wisely. And that's why Madison is so excited about this new technology, the broadside press that will allow citizens to publish complicated arguments like the Federalist Papers and the newspapers so that reason can slowly diffuse across the land. And in our world of Instagram and X or whatever it's called and enraged to engage in a media environment that's so polarizing –