Lisa Herzog discusses challenges in upholding democratic principles in knowledge dissemination post-Trump election and Brexit. The book explores capitalism's influence on knowledge motives, inequality in authority, and need for pluralistic truth evaluation. Reflects on Hegel's influence, practical application of values, and socially situated knowledge sharing for comprehensive reality understanding. Explores experts' unequal authority, proposes partnership model, and emphasizes experts' moral mission. Discusses limitations of lotocratic institutions, advocating for democratic deliberation reforms. Emphasizes collective approach to knowledge as a public good in modern democracies.