My exposure to British journalism has been a bit of a culture shock. When I write for the FT there are fact checkers, who don't just check but add value with charts. The sub-editor gets back with proposed redrafts to clear them with me. Apart from picking up some spelling erro...

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This post began as a long tweet thread in response to Tim Dean's asking for my views on New Zealand's tilt toward proportional representation (PR). I've expanded it a little here, but it's still a short post. In any event it tries to crystalise something I think is important i...

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The twin threats of "hidden persuasion" and artificial intelligence have now convinced most of us that Google and its ilk are almost uniquely powerful. These threats are overrated. The digital giants can do less than we fear – and we risk regulating them where we should not. 1...

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