Rethinks the critical relationship between democracy and the Internet in a world where partisan Web logs have emerged as a significant force in politics and where cyber-jihadists have embraced the Internet to thwart democracy and spread violence.

He demonstrates that the real question is how to avoid "information cocoons" and to ensure that the unrestricted choices made possible by technology do not undermine democracy. Sunstein also proposes new remedies and reforms - focusing far less on what government should do, and much more on what consumers and producers should do - to help democracy avoid the perils, and realize the promise, of the Internet.

Preface xi
Chapter One: The Daily Me 1
Chapter Two: An Analogy and an Ideal 19
Chapter Three: Polarization and Cybercascades 46
Chapter Four: Social Glue and Spreading Information 97
Chapter Five: Citizens 119
Chapter Six: Blogs 138
Chapter Seven: What's Regulation? A Plea 151
Chapter Eight: Freedom of Speech 165
Chapter Nine: Policies and Proposals 190
Chapter Ten: Republic.com 212
Acknowledgments 225
Notes 227
Index 241