Archive - Stubborn Silence

Citizen Anthill

Navigating the potential of misaligned AGI

Jul 24, 2023

Citizen Dollar Bill

Citizenship slides into consumerism

Jul 24, 2023 •

May 2023

Citizen Stand Still

Could the pace of technological development make government irrelevant?

May 31, 2023 •

The real opportunity with the debt ceiling

Time to champion government effectivness

May 17, 2023 •

April 2023

SF Needs Citizens Not just Consumers

And that applies to its media institutions as well

Apr 21, 2023 •

Citizen Disassemble

The Revolt of the Public's nihilism of the digital age

Apr 13, 2023 •

Citizen Villain and Citizen Thrill

The not so rosy picture for technology, society, and government

Apr 4, 2023 •

March 2023

The optimistic case for government using technology to improve services and political participation

Mar 15, 2023 •

January 2023

Stubborn Silence - Weekly Roundup

Trump, Polarization, Defense Tech, and the Future of Cringing

Jan 27, 2023

In Business We Trust

People trust the mortician but not the tax collector

Jan 24, 2023 •

March 2021

Performative Punditry Prejudices the Polity

Janan Ganesh, in a recent Financial Times op-ed (paywall), bemoans the fact that politics does not rise to a substantive level of civic engagement.

Mar 26, 2021 •

February 2021

A Stubborn Silence

"The service of a good citizen is never useless: being heard and seen, he helps by his expression, a nod of his head, a stubborn silence..." - Seneca

Feb 27, 2021 •

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