Populism, AI, and nationalism

What does it mean to say that we're living in a revolutionary era? Even political scientists can't agree on the meaning of a "revolution," but at the very least, we can agree that living through a revolution means living through extraordinary change in a relatively brief period. By that standard, we're definitely living in a revolutionary moment. The pace of change — both technological and cultural — in the last couple of decades has been astonishing. But is it really all that unusual in historical terms? Things are always changing. What makes the digital revolution so different? Is it about…