Book Review: The Disinformation Age: The Collapse of Liberal Democracy in the United States By Eric Cheyfitz
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Volume 16, Number 2 (2025) 16 (2): 71-72
Keywords Liberal Democracy; Economic Inequality; American Exceptionalism, Disinformation Age; George Orwell; Indigenous Knowledge, American imperialism in the early nineteenth century; Capitalism's failures, Liberal Democracy, Inequality, American Exceptionalism, Disinformation Age, George Orwell, Indigenous Knowledge, American imperialism in the early nineteenth century, Capitalism's Failures
Abstract
This review critically examines Eric Cheyfitz’s The Disinformation Age, which explores the decline of liberal democracy in the United States through a lens reminiscent of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Cheyfitz addresses pressing themes such as economic inequality, American exceptionalism, systemic erasure of race, and the failures of capitalism. The book situates these issues within a historical context of American imperialism in the early nineteenth century. Importantly, Cheyfitz proposes solutions grounded in Indigenous knowledge and Native American epistemologies, advocating for a sustainable society that is both environmentally responsible and economically equitable. The review highlights the book’s contribution to critical discourse by linking contemporary political challenges with Indigenous philosophies, offering a vision for reimagining democracy and justice beyond conventional Western paradigms. This work provides an essential critique of current social and political structures through a decolonial perspective.
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Published August 14, 2025
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The Disinformation Age: The Collapse of Liberal Democracy in the United States By Eric Cheyfitz, New York: Routledge, 2016, 308 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0415789356.
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