Democracy is an information system. That’s the starting place of our new paper: “Common-Knowledge Attacks on Democracy.” In it, we look at democracy through the lens of information security, trying […]
The Precariat: Today’s Transformative Class?
The Rise of Rentier Capitalism | A Global Class Structure | Understanding the Precariat | The Dangerous Class | Transformative Policies | Conclusion Industrial capitalism produced a property-owning bourgeoisie and the proletariat; contemporary capitalism is roiling this class structure. Today, […]
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect
Robert Hoffman, CACOR member, book review. Pearl, Judea and Mackenzie, Dana. (2018). The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. New York: Basic Books. (kindle edition) The […]
Why Big Cities Thrive, and Smaller Ones Are Being Left Behind
Whether they rely on steel mills or coal mines, or a hospital or a manufacturing plant, small metropolitan areas are having a hard time adapting to economic transitions. Mr. Muro […]
STEWART BRAND AND THE TOOLS THAT WILL MAKE THE WHOLE EARTH BETTER
At 79, Stewart Brand, the man who was wired before WIRED, sizzles and sparks when he talks about the future. The bad news is cyberwar. It’s looking extremely powerful. It doesn’t have […]
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