Tom Nichols

Tom Nichols is an American academic, author and professor at the US Naval War College who is an expert on international affairs, Russian politics and the challenge of expertise in democratic societies. His writing examines how the rejection of expert knowledge threatens democratic governance and public discourse, a topic that has become increasingly urgent in the age of social media and political polarisation. Nichols writes with clarity, passion and occasional exasperation about the state of public debate. His books and audiobooks offer readers and listeners important, well-argued perspectives on expertise, democracy and civic responsibility.