...4 In mid-June 1989, President Ronald Reagan was referring to the Soviet bloc when he predicted that “technology will make it increasingly difficult...be brought down by the David of the microchip.” 5 As more and more Soviet bloc citizens and dissenters were able to effectively use the fax machine,...

...technology and democratization is a powerful assumption in policymaking. Ronald Reagan believed that "the Goliath of totalitarianism will be brought down by the David of the microchip." Kalathil and Boas break apart this assumption. They found that certain types of use do pose political...

...this Committee makes sure these goals do not slip away. President Ronald Reagan boldly predicted that, "The Goliath of totalitarianism will be brought down by the David of the microchip." He really was a visionary guy, you know? Substituting the word "Internet" for "microchip" is particularly...