politics

A collection of book reviews, TILs, and interesting reads, including thoughts on universal basic income, AI, and the Player's Tribune.

A collection of interesting reads and links from around the web.

Reflections on the Brexit vote and its parallel with Trump's campaign.

The importance of uncelebrated preventive measures and the uncertain interpretation of historical events.

William Gibson tweeting about elections as placebo buttons.

An exploration of political and social issues, including protests, racial injustice, and government surveillance.

A comparison between the fight against drunk driving and efforts to regulate guns.

The historical context of hacking and cultural activism, inspired by Aaron Swartz's story.

The story about Obama and Emanuel trying to make fewer decisions.

A surprising statistic about gun owners' support for gun laws in a New England Journal of Medicine editorial.

Nate Silver's popularity and the role of statistics in political conversations.

A discussion on the use of language by liberals and conservatives, including an interesting anecdote about science fiction in the Soviet Union.

Detailed New Yorker article about American soldier in Cuban revolution.

The Department of Transportation rule that favors highway expansion over efficient train systems in the US.

Buzzfeed's non-traditional approach to political coverage.

The importance of educating Congress about the internet and not just criticizing their lack of understanding.

The complexities of predicting social influence and the impact on the spread of news.

Congress is more popular than Fidel Castro in 2008, but less popular than Paris Hilton and the IRS.

Congress pushes back on school lunch nutrition guidelines, proposing to count tomato paste on pizzas as a vegetable.

The failure of Obama's stimulus distribution and its implications for behavioral economics.