A must-read new report highlights the challenges and opportunities facing institutions in the age of algorithmic social media.

The next generation of Americans must choose the Beloved Community over viral grievance.

Meet the vanguard of the emerging attention rebellion.

A stronger democracy requires meeting citizens where they are in the public square, not building more partisan echo chambers.

A revolt against today’s all-consuming attention economy is quietly gathering force, especially among young adults.

Social media has turned our brainpower into a commodity by baiting the attentional waters with chum. Now the bait itself has been commodified.

Building sustainable and effective civic media in the era of the Simulation means winning three different games at once.

Why deep, trust‑based attention — not raw impression counts — is the most critical resource for anyone who wants democracy to survive the Simulation.

Modern social media requires a new playbook for supporting healthier civic discourse.

Modern social media is quietly conditioning us to trust the casual declarations of total strangers.

Important and earnest conversations are happening on social media, if you know where to look.

Not only can we build better relationships with social media platforms, but we can also build better platforms themselves.

Social media has swapped one class of elites for another.

Social media addiction, algorithms, and how to reclaim our agency.

Modern freedom comes not from ditching the digital world, but from engaging with it on our own terms.