Building a ‘Smarter New York City’ for All
With the welcome of a new Chief Technology Officer and Deputy Chief Technology Officer in…
Technology
Man or Machine?: Algorithms in the American Criminal Justice System
As technology has become a more integral part of our world, it has been incorporated…
The EU is Coming For Your Memes
With Articles 11 and 13, the EU is threatening free speech online and losing its…
American Poll Taxes in 2018
Until we find a way to make our elections more efficient, and stop eating up the hours of our fellow Americans – at a time when studies show American workers are working longer hours than ever recorded, and longer than anyone else in the industrialized world – we are essentially turning away eligible Americans who want to vote, but also need to work and provide for their families. It doesn’t have to be like this.
Borderless and Boundless: Rethinking Trade Policy in the Digital Age
International trade is facing a crisis of confidence in these globally fraught times. For decades…
Book Review: “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age”
In his new book, “The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age”, New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger sheds light on how cyberwarfare permeates everyday lives, preoccupies world leaders, and poses unparalleled challenges.
The Files are Inside the Computer: Congress and Computer Literacy
The Digital Age is here. Policymakers can continue to ignore the techies and their idealism, however, to do so risk politicians relegating themselves to irrelevance.
Good Policy Makes Good Politics
Unlike politics, policy is about tomorrow. We do ourselves a disservice if we allow today’s cynicism to prevent us from investing in the future.
Cyber Defense in the Disinformation Age
A cardinal rule of new information warfare is to operate in a legal gray zone while taking advantage of clear legal protections on speech available in liberal democracies. How should the US respond to Russia’s new information warfare on the American home front?