The End of Industrial Digital LawmakingThe new year didn’t take long to mark an immediate shift in our digital lives. On Tuesday last week, Mark Zuckerberg posted a video…Jan 12Jan 12
Make Anti-Trust Great AgainAs the administrations turn over, there are many obvious places of disagreement and likely policy change. Taxes, climate, social policy…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024
The Disinformation of Ryan RouthA couple days ago, another guy tried to shoot Donald Trump. Ryan Routh, like many shooters, displayed complex motivational history — he…Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 2024
The World’s Four InteIt has been clear for years that the US and China live in different digital spaces. My phone has no less than eight full pages of apps, my…Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
OSINT and the DiplomatIn The Back Channel, current CIA Director William Burns laments the change in the nature of the diplomat over time. Early in his career…Aug 24, 2024Aug 24, 2024
Anti-Anti-Big TechThere’s a lot to critique in big tech. I spent nearly a decade of my life inside Google at the moment of its incredible growth from…Jun 18, 2024Jun 18, 2024
The War for Your Digital IdentityAbout ten years ago, I could (and did for public health marketing) buy lists of targetable ad segments like “Parents of Kids Ages 11–13…Jun 10, 2024Jun 10, 2024
The Keys to the Improving Government Services Flows Through USPS & CensusA few days ago Martin O’Malley (remember him?) the Social Security Administrator (SSA) gave a keynote at the ‘CX Exchange’ to highlight the…May 31, 2024May 31, 2024
The Social Dawn Progress and Pitfalls of 2024This is a Medium about how the private sector way of dealing with user data, led by the ad tech industry, compares to (and often clashes…May 30, 2024May 30, 2024
