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What to do about Facebook?

What to do about Facebook?

Much ado has been made in the past few weeks about Facebook. After the recent Congressional hearings, we might be somewhat disappointed in…
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Microsoft, Facebook and the Bursting of Bubbles: Is the Collapse of the Market (finally) Nigh?

Microsoft, Facebook and the Bursting of Bubbles: Is the Collapse of...

In 1997, I just happened to be in my last year at Harvard Law School and just happened to be taking a couple classes with Larry Lessig. In…
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And Fear No Darkness

And Fear No Darkness

A consensus is beginning to form on the left that the key to understanding the Trump Insurgency is to be found in one Mr. Steve Bannon. I…
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The Information-Terror Complex

The Information-Terror Complex

“On the Origin of Terror in the Breakdown of the Bipartisan Myth”
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Let’s Be Less Wrong

Let’s Be Less Wrong

If you are committed to a pre-existing narrative framing of Nov 8, then you can stop reading and move on. The rest: please join me.
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An exciting new idea in Basic Income

An exciting new idea in Basic Income

One of the biggest challenges to the Basic Income movement has been answering the question, “where do the funds come from”? After all, even…
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We can restore Democracy by disrupting politics. Here’s how.

We can restore Democracy by disrupting politics. Here’s how.

First, you have to admit that you have a problem . . .
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We Interrupt This Program . . .

We Interrupt This Program . . .

During liminal periods of all kinds, social hierarchies may be reversed or temporarily dissolved, continuity of tradition may become…
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Considering Brexit

Considering Brexit

For those who wish to think clearly and deeply about Brexit (all others, there is nothing to see here).
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Small Revolutions

Small Revolutions

It seems like everyone these days is crossing the Rubicon of American politics. Whether that means feeling the Bern or supporting Trump or…
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It is time for a global Debt Jubilee: Part II

It is time for a global Debt Jubilee: Part II

In Part 1 of this series, I examined the rationale behind a global debt jubilee. In brief the argument ran like this:
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It is time for a global Debt Jubilee: Part I

It is time for a global Debt Jubilee: Part I

“I say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully and in its own right. The second generation receives it…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the necessity of reclaiming the world of ideas

The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the necessity of reclaiming the w...

It should be clear to any thinking person that the regime known as “intellectual property” has come completely off the rails. And, in fact…
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The Wellbeing Economy

The Wellbeing Economy

Let’s talk about the future of the economy. Clearly the combination of the tremendous technical advancement that we have seen in the past…
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Constructing a New Narrative

Constructing a New Narrative

In my last few posts, I’ve spent some time talking about the centrality of “sensemaking” and narrative to the formation of effective…
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Kickstarter for a New Civilization

Kickstarter for a New Civilization

As a thought experiment, we might think of a massive, global-scale kickstarter for a new civilization . . .
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Reinvent Everything

Reinvent Everything

In my last essay, I looked at the coming “Great Transition” which, I believe, is a 1,000 year or a 10,000 year disruption event. In such a…
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The Coming Great Transition

The Coming Great Transition

Our global civilization is currently undergoing a tremendous set of transitions. This essay discusses some of the fundamentals.
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Introducing Generation Omega

Introducing Generation Omega

It appears that the “generation naming” sweepstakes have begun. As the bloom is fading from the Millenial (nee Generation Y) rose…
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The Third Wave Economy

The Third Wave Economy

If you are at all into coffee, then you are probably aware of something called “Third Wave” coffee. Coined in 2002, Third Wave Coffee…
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Jordan Hall
Advertising is Culture Pollution

Advertising is Culture Pollution

Last week at the International Advertising Clio Awards, Jerry Seinfeld had his Colbert moment (or perhaps his Jon Stewart moment)…
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