Topic

Media is Rhetoric. Technology is tools. Tools don’t just give us power. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.
discourse

The Empty Cinema

Robert Downey Jr.’s failures in Doolittle are the failures of American film today.

Media & Technology
discourse

“Team Human” Telepresence

How to think so we can stay in control in our digital future.

Media & Technology
essays
10 minutes

Big Tech Needs to Believe in People

It’s time to bet on humanity—before things get worse.

Media & Technology
essays
7 minutes

For Real American Greatness, A Tech New Deal

Media & Technology
essays
15 minutes

Figure: Doom / Ground: Renaissance

A new dark age? Don't believe the hype.

Arts & EducationMedia & Technology
discourse

The Trump Phenomenon vs. The Successor Entity

Trump remains our reality because his enemies are trapped in a fantasy.

Elites & PopulistsMedia & Technology
discourse

America’s Sexual Crackup

It's coming.

Claremont Hot TakesMedia & Technology
discourse

OK Pollster

Voters are growing sick of being sold as news.

Media & Technology
discourse

Learn to Rule

Reclaim politics, founders!

Media & TechnologyReligion & Political Philosophy
discourse

TV Rules vs. Digital Rules

The case of CNN.

Media & Technology