Europe’s Neurotech Moment: A Test of Cognitive Rights
As neurotechnology enters mainstream consumer markets, Europe faces a critical policy decision: protect brain data now, or risk surrendering cognitive…
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When America’s Far Right Speaks Through Europe’s Center
Chris Kremidas-Courtney Frequently people in Brussels will sigh and say something like, “I’m tired of all this woke nonsense.” They…
Europe’s Network-State Dilemma: Innovation or Digital Feudalism?
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney In Valletta’s sunbaked streets, sovereignty is being tested in an unexpected way since Malta has become a…
American Democracy: Between Athens and Rome
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney Democracy is the voice of the people and the republic is the structure that carries it into…
The Democratic Value of Small Talk
by Chris Kremidas-Courtney Lately, it has become fashionable to mock small talk. Numerous writers dismiss it as shallow or a…
Breaking the Loop: What the Amsterdam Study Teaches Us About Social Networks and AI
By Casey Draper Social networks were once hailed as tools to revitalize democracy; places where citizens could connect, deliberate, and…
Criminalizing the Opposition: Trump’s War on Dissent
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney A recent White House order expands counterterrorism powers in ways that blur the distinction between public safety…
The EU should unplug from US tech
By Joe Litobarski, Democracy Editor Imagine the United States had a democratic dashboard to judge the health of their political…
The EU’s AI Act must address the growing risk of AI psychosis
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney Psychiatrists around the world are beginning to report a new kind of psychological crisis. In California, Dr.…
If Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act: How Americans Can Defend Democracy
On October 18th, Americans will gather for the No Kings March, a reminder that power answers to the people, not…