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Ronald Reagan
politician · 3 mentions across 2 readings
In this course
Reagan appears in the course readings primarily as a political figure associated with cyberlibertarian ideology—specifically, the framing of government as inherently totalitarian that echoed through right-wing discourse and shaped technological thinking about decentralization and markets. His invocation alongside Thatcher exemplifies how neoliberal political philosophy became entangled with arguments about automation, governance, and the proper role of state versus algorithmic control. The readings use Reagan as shorthand for a political moment whose rhetoric naturalized the idea that distributed, market-driven systems could or should replace centralized bureaucratic ones—a premise foundational to many contemporary AI and cybernetic thought.
Mentioned in 2 readings
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