Yuval Harari Noah has an article in The Guardian about the way new technology and its impact on democracy. Actually, Harari’s conception of free will is the most intriguing parts of the article. In this thread, I want to ponder (out loud) and analyze the ideas he presents in this article. As always, others are welcomed to join. Continue reading “Notes on Yuval Noah Harari’s Attack on Free Will”

Here’s a tweet from a libertarian that made me think of this:

I would really, really love to hear someone at this hearing say “it is none of Congress’ damn business whether Facebook has a liberal bias, a conservative bias, or a Scientology bias”

— Julian Sanchez (@normative) April 11, 2018

Do you agree that presence and type of political bias at Facebook is none of Congress’s business? This seems wrong to me on a variety of levels. Let me try and sort them out. Continue reading “Should Congress Regulate Social Media Platforms?”