Curated reality: how AI is reshaping human agency
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney Today, Big Tech is shaping the environment in which human choices are made by defining the menu…
Tag: Democracy
The Holy Roman United States
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney There is a persistent temptation in American commentary to compare Washington to Rome. Doing so implies grandeur,…
Minnesota Is Conducting a Domestic Peacekeeping Operation
When a US state deploys its National Guard to protect civilians from federal agents, something in the American system has…
Europe’s AI rules are missing a quiet revolution in political influence
Conversational AI is reshaping political influence faster than Europe’s AI rules can respond Chris Kremidas-Courtney For years, warnings about artificial…
2026: Let’s Choose What Comes Next
As we step into 2026, our most important work won’t be in predicting what comes next but in choosing how…
How the Language of Equality Was Turned Against Democracy
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney. A previous essay here on Our Kindred Future titled “When America’s Far Right Speaks Through Europe’s Center”…
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…
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…