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Oct 2026Zombie InstitutionsEvery new information technology has outrun the institutions meant to govern it. This one writes back, and our institutions may already be near the end of their cycle.
Oct 2026The Thermodynamics of Oppositional CaptureWhy movements that oppose power so often end up serving it, why rules outlive their reasons, and what it costs to keep seeing clearly.
Oct 2026Smart nodes don't make a wise networkAgents critiquing agents and people arguing online run the same loop. Whether it finds the truth depends on how the network is wired and what it rewards, not on how smart any one node is.