A smart way to reform education
If the public school system wasn’t a daycare center for parents who need to work but actually focused on educating our kids better, it would have the following structure: Give every family a...
View ArticleMy thoughts about MMT and US Fiscal Policy
The other day I heard Stephanie Kelton “Busting Monetary Myths” on Sam Seder’s Majority Report, and that got me thinking about our approach to fiscal policy. So I thought I’d share my thoughts with you...
View ArticleThe Genie is Out of the Bottle: Welcome to the Big Data revolution.
It’s not just the NSA that wants your data. It’s everybody. And, what’s more — fighting this is a losing battle. If you thought the war on drugs has been ineffective, when you begin to realize how much...
View ArticleA new chance for peace in the Middle East
The Middle East Governments in this region, which has seen a great deal of violence and death, have recently all found themselves faced with a common enemy - radical insurgent groups. Political Islam...
View ArticleWhat Palestinians can do that’s actually productive
When it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, if you’re tired of the same old struggles, violence and death, as I am, then you should read this post. It’ll focus your attention on actual policies...
View ArticleStop wasting our time
A “green screen”, in the movie business, referred to a device for filming people and inserting backgrounds later. Anything in the foreground with the same share of green, of course, could disappear as...
View ArticleSome Sensible Suggestions for Bill de Blasio’s Office
With the recent speed limit overhauls in New York City, I would like to write an open letter to the Mayor’s office recommending some smart policies that would actually reduce congestion, improve the...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Net Neutrality
Over the past few years my work in Qbix has put me at the crossroads of internet and politics. I welcomed the opportunity to discuss and debate political issues and philosophy with many people —...
View ArticleA response to libertarians and anarcho-capitalists
I recently called into a libertarian radio show to discuss my views, and after the call, one of the hosts, Christopher Cantwell, wrote a very thoughtful piece discussing what I said. This is my...
View ArticleAn open letter to Lawrence Lessig
I believe in the power of technology to change the world, and I thought I’d respond to Lawrence Lessig’s unconventional bid for US President. Here is my letter. The idea of using the Presidential...
View ArticleOn Effective Altruism and Utilitarianism
The Effective Altruism movement has been growing lately, focused on helping educate people on how they can do the most good for the world. This combination of empathy and evidence is great to see. But...
View ArticleIf Steve Jobs still ran Apple
What would Apple look like if Steve Jobs was still at the helm? I pondered this question recently after another iOS bug surfaced rendering all links useless in Safari. It seems Apple’s software, once...
View ArticleThe New Nationalism!
I often write about the benefits of decentralization, when it comes to computer platforms like Facebook and Google. Today I want to talk about a different kind, that’s happening right now “in the real...
View ArticleThe Alternative Vote
I’ll tell you all what I really think. The problem in this election isn’t Trump or Hillary. The fact that you have only two choices is just the symptom of the problem. The real problem is the VOTING...
View ArticleA History of Foreign Meddling and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Welcome to 2016. As many of us celebrate the new year with hopes for a better future, conflicts rage on in the Middle East, Israel, Syria and Ukraine. To achieve a better future, we have to make sense...
View ArticleThe Danger of Drones
As you know, one of the major themes of this blog revolves around the effect that design of technology and control of information has on society. I’m a big proponent of decentralization in computer...
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Binary Sync
If you’re writing software that works across more than one computer, you often run into situations where you want to sync things. I certainly did, and I came up with a way of thinking about sync that I...
View ArticlePutting Money where my Mouth Is
Steven Pinker in “Better Angels of our Nature” remarks how humans have become less violent over every timescale (millennia, centuries, decades etc.) and proposes several reasons: better medicine,...
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My analysis of the Ben Shapiro - Cenk Uygur debate at Politicon 2017
OK, so I never got my Bernie vs Trump debate so many people in the country wanted to see so badly. Maybe not the debate we deserved, but the one we needed. At least I got my Bernie vs Cruz debate...
View ArticleHow the Women in Tech discussion promotes Corporatism
A memo by a Google employee was recently published, which pushes back on new policies the company has adopted to increase diversity and inclusiveness for women. As expected, a lot of political debate...
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