The Kremlintarian tendency of American libertarians
The Kremlintarian tendency of American libertarians
A while ago, I wrote about what appears to be a rhetorical alignment between Western libertarians and the Kremlin’s mess... Read more
6 May 2023
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6mins
The US tech world and Russia
The US tech world and Russia
Given the interest in Elon Musk’s flirtation with the Kremlin view on Ukraine, the topic of the Western tech world’s ope... Read more
11 Oct 2022
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1hr 1min
US declassifies and releases more intel to ‘expose Russia’s strategy’
US declassifies and releases more intel to ‘expose Russia’s strategy’
The US has released the kernel of another intelligence assessment that describes the Kremlin’s global malign influence m... Read more
16 Sep 2022
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6mins
China’s challenge & Russia’s threat: the director’s cut
China’s challenge & Russia’s threat: the director’s cut
The film director Brian De Palma had this to say about director’s careers… “We don’t plan them out, we happen to be work... Read more
14 Aug 2022
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10mins
Ukraine: Biden’s info war blows up Russia’s cynical narrative on democracies
Ukraine: Biden’s info war blows up Russia’s cynical narrative on democracies
The strategy of declassifying intelligence around Russia’s intentions to invade Ukraine has recast the global narrative ... Read more
1 Mar 2022
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11mins
Summit for Democracy, a contest against chaos…
Summit for Democracy, a contest against chaos…
…and information disorder, untruths, trolling, disinformation. The virtual event is an effort to resurrect the global la... Read more
10 Dec 2021
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15mins
We are partners in our own demise: ex-president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves
We are partners in our own demise: ex-president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Too much information, too much contradiction and too much confusion. In this era, how do we even think about where democ... Read more
18 Oct 2021
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17mins
Regulate Facebook? Sure, but good luck in ridding the internet of bad content
Regulate Facebook? Sure, but good luck in ridding the internet of bad content
This is a big week for the prospect of meaningful regulation of social media in the US. The testimony of Facebook whistl... Read more
8 Oct 2021
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5mins
Disinformation research: a critique
Disinformation research: a critique
This short podcast is not so much a criticism of disinformation research but rather a critique of the expectations aroun... Read more
19 Sep 2021
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9mins
The US middle class and foreign policy: democracy’s new dance
The US middle class and foreign policy: democracy’s new dance
I wanted to push a little deeper on the question of how (or even why) US foreign policy should be more in sync with the ... Read more
11 Feb 2021
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8mins