It’s Election Day. Here’s What We’re Watching, and Why You Can Vote With Confidence
Polls are open. The courts have held, your ballot leaves a paper trail, and your vote is secure. Here's what we're watching today, and what to expect next.
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America 2.0 Insider · October 30, 2026
Podcast: The AI Consciousness Trap with Dr. Anil Seth
Chatbots talk like we do, so we assume “someone” is there. Neuroscientist Anil Seth explains why today's AI isn't conscious, why we shouldn't try to make it so, and why mistaking a product for a person is bad for democracy.
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America 2.0 Insider · October 16, 2026
Is the US Cutting Ukraine Off? A Live Tracker
Trump has pressed Kyiv hard, and Reuters says the White House ordered the Starshield military satellite service slowed. We built a live tracker to separate what has happened from what is threatened or claimed.
Motivated Reasoning and Confirmation Bias Drive Viral Claims of “Russian Bot” Declines
A viral chart showed that Ukraine’s strikes on Yandex silenced the company’s search crawler. But many people were ready (and willing) to believe it showed something more.
Podcast: Democracy without Politicians with Terry Bouricius
Imagine a courtroom where the jurors ran for office, raised campaign money, and met privately with the prosecution. Terry Bouricius argues that is a fair description of how we make our laws — and that choosing lawmakers by lottery, as Athens did, is one possible fix.
A War Over Worldviews: My Interview with Guildhall on Musk, Fedorov, and “the Mechanism”
My interview with the Ukrainian outlet Guildhall on Mykhailo Fedorov, Elon Musk, and why a convergence of worldviews might serve Russian aims.
Podcast: Midterms, AI, and MAGA with Dr. Jen Golbeck
How will AI, data surveillance, and political radicalization affect our upcoming elections? Dr. Jen Golbeck joins us to discuss how these topics are interrelated and what we can do to help.
What Russia Believes: Weekly Reports Reveal the Kremlin's Distorted Worldview
The Kremlin's internal security bulletins reveal a fight not over territory but a metaphysical contest — one waged, and slowly won, through information warfare the West largely ignores.
Podcast: The Case for National Service with Scott Reich
Historian Scott Reich makes the case that the idea of national service may be one way to repair our fractured democracy.
Exclusive: Peter Thiel’s Least Secret Network Is Just One Small Part of a Global Influence Machine
Dialog has been cast as Peter Thiel’s ‘secret society,’ but the invitation-only network is only part of much more significant Thiel-backed power web which draws far less attention.
Podcast: The Power of Predictions with Carissa Véliz
Predictions are everywhere these days. Philosopher Carissa Véliz says they're more about power than knowledge.