Rate-Limiting Virality
We argue that the current architecture of virality constitutes a profound systemic vulnerability in democratic societies, enabling the exponential spread of disinformation, outrage, and manipulation at a velocity and scale incompatible with deliberative civic life.
A Local Response to AI
Preparing for the Coming Wave: A Local Response to AI Displacement
The machines are not coming. They’re already here.
A Modern Democratic Agenda
An introduction to change where it can make a big difference AND be achievable.
Toward a Resilient Democracy
Confronting Disinformation,
Democracy Is Not an Entry-Level Job
Reimagining Civic Leadership Through Education, Competency, and Deliberation
Toward a Resilient Democracy
Confronting Disinformation, Disengagement, and the Crisis of Civic Trust
AI Will Always Tell You You're Right — Even When It Kills You
In early 2024, a 14-year-old boy in Belgium died by suicide after forming an obsessive attachment to a chatbot. In
Welcome to The Third Rail
Welcome to The Third Rail Reader — a home for sharp edges, untouchable questions, and things too honest for polite company.
