Good Policy Needs a Receipt
A policy announcement is a promise. A good policy also leaves a receipt: the problem it tried to solve, the evidence it used, who was heard, what changed, and how the public can judge the result.
politics
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Why Paper Ballots Still Win: Trust Is a Feature of Elections
Every voting machine is a computer, and every computer can be hacked. Paper ballots can be recounted by humans with no electricity. That recountability is not nostalgia - it is the whole security model.
The EU AI Act Is Now Enforceable: What August 2 Changed
As of 2 August 2026, the AI Office can fine providers up to 35 million euros or 7 percent of global turnover for prohibited practices. Article 50 transparency duties are live. Here is what that means for anyone shipping AI in Europe.
The Four-Day Week Stopped Being a Pilot: What Iceland's 2,500 Workers Proved
Reykjavik and the Icelandic government ran the largest public-sector shorter-week trial ever: 2,500 workers, 2015 to 2019, same pay, fewer hours. Productivity held or rose. Here is what actually happened and what it cost.
The First Hiring-Algorithm Lawsuits: What New York's AEDT Audits Actually Caught
NYC Local Law 144 forced ~200 companies to publish bias audits for hiring tools. The results, the lawsuits, and what Colorado's broader law will do next.
Let the States Keep Writing AI Law: Why Federalism Beats a Premature Federal Framework
California's SB 1047 veto, Colorado's algorithmic discrimination law, New York's automated employment decision tools rule — states are running the real policy experiments on AI. A federal framework now would freeze half-baked approaches. The laboratories of democracy are working; Congress should watch, not preempt.