Adam Smith discussed big business and its evils in the Wealth of Nations, but that was... just about 1776. I imagine the Founders would have had a chance to read it by 1787, but they did not have enough experience to figure out what to do about that.
Tech is something they really could not have foreseen, but the framework they came up with is almost perfect. What's missing is that freedom of speech should apply not just to public fora but to private fora when they are meant to be fora and open to the public at all.
Adam Smith discussed big business and its evils in the Wealth of Nations, but that was... just about 1776. I imagine the Founders would have had a chance to read it by 1787, but they did not have enough experience to figure out what to do about that.
Tech is something they really could not have foreseen, but the framework they came up with is almost perfect. What's missing is that freedom of speech should apply not just to public fora but to private fora when they are meant to be fora and open to the public at all.