Elon Musk Didn’t Invent the Future — He Monetized It
Elon Musk’s real innovation is not invention. It’s the American favorite: take the public runway, the public research, the public risk, then slap your…
democracy
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Lobbyists Out, Public Voice In
In America, we keep calling it a fair debate right up until one side shows up with a billionaire wallet and enough ad money…
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Be In the Room, Not Bought at the Door
Justin Jest here, with a smoke alarm in one hand and a visitor badge in the other: if the public is invited into democracy’s…
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Why the Lobbyists Still Get the Front Row
I’ve got no quarrel with representative democracy in principle. The whole point was to let more folks be in the room without everybody crowding…
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Democracy, Now With a Login Screen
If democracy arrived in 2026, the first surprise would not be that people had too many opinions. We already knew that. The surprise would be that no one had ever built a serious place for those opinions to go.
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Big Money Out, Public Media In
Democracy gets strange when the loudest voice in the room turns out to be the one with the biggest ad budget. We are told…
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Let the Voters Write the Ending
In a healthy republic, the people ought to choose the goal and leave the fine print to the hired scribes, not the other way…
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Billionaires Ask Democracy for a Refund
When a billionaire answers a tax debate by threatening to move the money, squeeze the company, or make workers feel the draft from the…
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Gold Cards and Influence: When Politics Turn Into a VIP Experience
Folks, it seems like our politicians have exchanged their civic duties for gold-plated exclusivity cards, hand-delivered from the finest brand empires. While they promise…
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In Praise of the Dusty Patriot’s Library Card
Brothers and sisters, meet the Dusty Patriot, a curious soul armed with a library card rather than a megaphone. He faithfully paces the halls…
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