Policies and Monopolies
When new technologies emerge, it is always an important question: what can we do for the market to fully express…
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Digital Governance
In the 21st century, all regulations and all governance should either be or aim to be digital, as soon as…
Dangerous Demagoguery
Our decreasing ability to interpret the world makes us insecure, anguished, and vulnerable. If we meet somebody who says “Don’t worry. Yes, there…
Excessive regulation of drones is hindering the development of innovative applications
A new technology needs breathing space, in order to blossom into multiple interesting applications. It looks like drones are being instead…
Are you registered for the coming US elections?
As in all democracies, the right to vote in elections is a fundamental one in the United States Of America…
Accelerating the debate on Climate Crisis
My question to Al Gore linked various themes that are dear to him, and some that are also dear to…
Transcript of my talk at Sophrosyne’s Saturday Salon
Here is the transcript of my talk at Sophrosyne’s Saturday Salon from yesterday, entitled “The New Renaissance”. It is fairly…
Larry Lessig on Barack Obama and the Architecture of Participation
At ETech last week in San Diego I had the privilege to sit down with Larry Lessig after his keynote,…
Endorsing Barack Obama
The changes necessary to keep our societies aligned with the needs of a desirable future can only be accomplished by…