Will you join me in the alt-centre?
It’s a funny thing with names. Names given in jest and contempt are adopted by their targets. After over a decade of marketing consulting services...
How Zelenskyy sent courage viral: the podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VtGYDCm-gA Another great discussion with my friend Peyton Bowman. We began with a passage from William James on faith. Though the essay does discuss religious faith, I quoted...
Tackling American Autocracy: That Trippi Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31eH6ANhTcs I met Joe Trippi about a decade ago. I met him about a decade ago and was fascinated with his campaigning exploits — including...
Microagressions anyone? On the thermonuclear expressions turning up in our in-tray
https://youtu.be/CZVNmDuifes For over a year I've had something in my 'draft articles' file. It consisted of little more than a table like the one you...
Has the locust plague arrived for the best of British Journalism?
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...
Ideas, hacks, representation by sampling and political theory
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)....
Hidden Unpersuaders: How we mistook the digital giants for all-powerful manipulators
[caption id="attachment_35828" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The Hidden Persuaders, in the flesh[/caption] The twin threats of "hidden persuasion" and artificial intelligence have now convinced most of us...