Facebook May Be Democracy’s Best Hope
From polarization to spam, the problems of social media are the problems of democracy.
Category: Future
Picking a Thread From the Yarn Pile
These are some of the concepts vying for my attention. Which ones do you think are most relevant/interesting right now?
How Our Second Civil War Begins
Nowhere else in the free world is abortion an issue of such contention, because nowhere in the free world is a property right in other human beings so deeply embedded in the national soul. The tension between the truths we hold self-evident and the realities we’ve created on the ground will probably not be peacefully resolved.
Voting Machines, Fake News, and the Future of Democracy
The biggest threat to the integrity of our elections isn’t the machines, but the users.
Andrew Yang is Running for President
Andrew Yang is a model of the new capitalist, a breed of pragmatic business professionals thrilled by the potential of markets, yet keenly conscious of market limitations. Tech professionals like Yang are just beginning to exercise their political leverage.
After ‘The End of History’
If liberal democracy isn’t the pinnacle of human social order, then what is?
Where Are The Robots?
We are trapped in a push-pull between low unemployment with low pay and higher wages with disappearing jobs. That dynamic will remain as long we retain our cultural and economic dependence on mass employment.
Fake news highlights the instability of monocultures
Diversity is about more than the humane tolerance of others, it is an evolutionary imperative. We will master a world of looser, more diverse cultural ties, or fall behind those who do.
A look back at 2017’s “People to Watch”
This year’s first post on Political Orphans described seven prominent, but under-appreciated figures who seemed poised for a breakout year. Here’s a look at what each of them accomplished in 2017.