Splitting at scale: How social media Is rewiring us for black and white thinking
Somewhere between scrolling online and the block button, social media turned a childhood defense mechanism into a mass psychological phenomenon.…
Tag: Democracy
Pride is Europe’s annual democracy test
A society that won’t defend its most targeted citizens is only defending a restricted version of democracy. Pride Month 2026…
Europe has a plan for big tech, but no plan for Bardella
Europe is spending €300 billion to free itself from undemocratic control of its digital infrastructure. It has not yet considered…
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…
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…