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Month: March 2026


The Machinery of Democracy: 250 Years and Counting

Posted on March 22, 2026 Updated on March 22, 2026

There is a gymnasium in a small Indiana town where, every other November, a few dozen folding tables are arranged… Read more

Posted in Policy, Rights and Equality     Leave a comment     


The Economy Shifted From Ownership to Access and Nobody Announced It

Posted on March 20, 2026 Updated on March 20, 2026

Consider a composite figure who is easy to find in any American city right now: a healthcare administrator, say, 39… Read more

Posted in Finance, Media, Policy, Rights and Equality, Technology     Leave a comment     


Where America Still Meets Face to Face

Posted on March 14, 2026 Updated on March 14, 2026

Saturday mornings in much of America still begin the same way. Folding tables go up before the sun is fully… Read more

Posted in Climate, Ethics     Leave a comment     


The Next Species of Computing

Posted on March 12, 2026 Updated on March 12, 2026

There is a diagram I drew on whiteboards for twenty years. Three boxes, stacked vertically. Application at the top. System… Read more

Posted in Science, Technology     Leave a comment     


The Knowledge We Build Together

Posted on March 9, 2026 Updated on March 9, 2026

There is a certain kind of American story that never quite makes the front page. It has no villain, no… Read more

Posted in Education, Science, Technology     


The Missing Language of AI Accountability

Posted on March 4, 2026 Updated on March 4, 2026

Artificial intelligence now shapes decisions about jobs, loans, healthcare, and education. When those systems carry bias, the consequences are real… Read more

Posted in Education, Publications, Science, Working Papers     


The Rule Did Not Change. The Household Did.

Posted on March 3, 2026 Updated on March 3, 2026

Something happened in my family recently that I had not expected. As a member of the sandwich generation, we know… Read more

Posted in Finance, Healthcare, Policy, Rights and Equality     


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