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Introduction: Why Democracies Do Propaganda When we teach “propaganda,” we often point to the crude instruments of 20th-century dictatorships—party newspapers, radio tirades, omnipresent posters—and conclude that liberal democracies sit largely outside that story. Yet the last half-century in Britain, the United States, and beyond has seen sweeping, durable shifts in what counts as economic “common sense”: from mid-century social democracy toward deregulationDeregulation Full Description:The systematic removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain business activity. Framed as “cutting red tape” to unleash innovation, it involves stripping away protections for workers, consumers, and the environment. Deregulation is a primary tool…