Elections: The Ultimate Check and Balance
We have the power to check those who hold power, but only if we exercise it.
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Preemptive Election Interference
Set the rules. Hold the election. Let the voters decide.
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Following the Money
Who’s behind the attack ads we’re seeing?
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AI Accountability
Who is actually accountable for these decisions?
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Chesterton’s Fence
Ask why before deciding to take the fence down
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Schmitt and His Show
When decisions to get that viral moment go way, way wrong…
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Captain America
A good time to celebrate the Avengers who stand up to bullies.
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Quick Hits - Bribery, AI, and 9/11
This week’s thoughts on the topics – not necessarily related
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Checks and Balances
Good public decision making requires safeguards and friction to thwart bad decision makers wielding power.
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Outsourcing Our Thinking
In the advent of AI, we can’t outsource what makes us human – our own thinking and decision making.
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Watch What They Do
A good mantra always, but especially important in this election season.
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It Only Took an Hour
The proposal was so bad, voters rejected it four-to-one
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Ask the Hard Questions
Leadership failures require more from us to keep them honest and recreate trust.
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Why Do They Muck with the Numbers?
If they are bad actors, we know why.
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The Rise and Fall of Measure E
This essay is adapted from the forthcoming book TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS, detailing the political and self-governance history of Thousand Oaks.
This is an updated version of this vignette - the original version, first published in 2021, is available at www.micfarris.com/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-measure-e-2021
Election Interference
While presented to show that our elections are being undermined by outside forces, the call is really coming from inside the house
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Truth and Intelligence
When the analyst's job becomes making the decision look reasonable
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The American Experiment
Remembering what made and makes America America.
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