John NaughtonIf you want to understand Trump, read Plato’s ‘Republic’Posted on March 26, 2018 by jjn1Mar 26, 2018Mar 26, 2018
John NaughtonRichard Posner retiring? Not quite — thankfullyPosted on September 5, 2017 by jjn1Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
John NaughtonWishful thinking makes for bad policyWishful thinking is a dangerous addiction, for nothing warps one’s judgement like the temptation to believe that something will happen…Aug 6, 2017Aug 6, 2017
John NaughtonReflections on the election in Britain: or why David Cameron ought to be washing dishes for a…Posted on June 13, 2017 by jjn1Jun 13, 20171Jun 13, 20171
John NaughtonReflections on ‘Citizen Jane’Last night we went to see Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary about the legendary battle between the journalist, author and activist Jane Jacobs…May 7, 2017May 7, 2017
John NaughtonBob Taylor, the man who funded the Arpanet, is dead at 85Bob Taylor, the man who funded the Arpanet (the military precursor of the Internet) has died at the age of 85. He also funded much of Doug…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
John NaughtonSearching for the ultimate ‘man-cave’My eye was caught by an extraordinary piece in the FT last weekend which, in a strange way, relates to my Observer column about the Silicon…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
John Naughton‘Facts’ and the production of ignoranceTim Harford has a terrific article in the current issue of the Financial Times magazine about the current ‘post-truth’ hoo-hah. He starts…Mar 12, 20171Mar 12, 20171
John NaughtonWhy there’s no tech fix for the mess we’re inAmanda Hess has a thoughtful piece in the NYT about proposed tech fixes for the ‘filter bubble’ problem that has supposedly fractured…Mar 4, 2017Mar 4, 2017