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…
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney Today, Big Tech is shaping the environment in which human choices are made by defining the menu…
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney There is a persistent temptation in American commentary to compare Washington to Rome. Doing so implies grandeur,…
When a US state deploys its National Guard to protect civilians from federal agents, something in the American system has…
Conversational AI is reshaping political influence faster than Europe’s AI rules can respond Chris Kremidas-Courtney For years, warnings about artificial…
As we step into 2026, our most important work won’t be in predicting what comes next but in choosing how…
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney. A previous essay here on Our Kindred Future titled “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…
By Chris Kremidas-Courtney Democracy is the voice of the people and the republic is the structure that carries it into…
by Chris Kremidas-Courtney Lately, it has become fashionable to mock small talk. Numerous writers dismiss it as shallow or a…
By Casey Draper Social networks were once hailed as tools to revitalize democracy; places where citizens could connect, deliberate, and…