Archive - Futurepolis

Video: Better government in 10 minutes

A new scenario for the citizens of the future.

Jun 20 •

Gideon Lichfield

We need a massive show of peaceful force

Large and absolutely non-violent protests are the best way to prevent the militarization of the streets.

Jun 14 •

Gideon Lichfield

May 2025

The US could become a grand experiment in AI law—in theory, anyway

The case for a narrower form of the moratorium on state-level AI regulation.

May 27 •

Gideon Lichfield

March 2025

The cavalry isn't coming

Ordinary Americans are going to have to lead the opposition to Donald Trump.

Mar 24 •

Gideon Lichfield

February 2025

A scenario for American democracy 20 years from now

Let's do a little dreaming, shall we?

Feb 28 •

Gideon Lichfield

A new tack for Futurepolis

Less news, more ideas.

Feb 26 •

Gideon Lichfield

Trump is a hacker, and there is a patch

A better way of making sense of him would also rob him of much of his power.

Feb 14 •

Gideon Lichfield

"So what, kinda like a bridge, but for AI"?

The conundrums of creating—and understanding—public digital infrastructure.

Feb 7 •

Gideon Lichfield

January 2025

December 2024

A thank you, and the year to come

Where Futurepolis goes next.

Dec 24, 2024 •

Gideon Lichfield

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