Video: Better government in 10 minutes

A new scenario for the citizens of the future.

Jun 20 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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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

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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

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March 2025

The cavalry isn't coming

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

Mar 24 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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February 2025

A scenario for American democracy 20 years from now

Let's do a little dreaming, shall we?

Feb 28 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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A new tack for Futurepolis

Less news, more ideas.

Feb 26 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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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

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3

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

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

Feb 7 • 

Gideon Lichfield

13

January 2025

DeepSeek, demagoguery, and democracy

What Donald Trump, AI, and the future of governance all have to do with each other.

Jan 31 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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DOGEs and don'ts

This week's executive orders contain some hidden clues as to how the new Department of Government Efficiency will work—and they're not good news.

Jan 24 • 

Gideon Lichfield

4

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Reforming government in the Trump era

A little-noticed report provides an apolitical blueprint.

Jan 17 • 

Gideon Lichfield

4

1

December 2024

A thank you, and the year to come

Where Futurepolis goes next.

Dec 24, 2024 • 

Gideon Lichfield

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