When human connection is mediated entirely through profit-seeking algorithms designed to maximize engagement, argues Michael Kleinman of @futureoflife.org, we lose the common ground necessary for collective self-government. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/is-ai-good-for-democracy

Is AI good for democracy? No, unless the civic environment can counter AI’s darkest tendencies, writes @farahpandith.bsky.social. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/is-ai-good-for-democracy#farah-pandith

"Is AI good for democracy?" asks @notusperspectives.bsky.social to various folks including me. Caveat Emptor. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Is AI good for democracy? No, if it supercharges some of the trends that emerged with social media, which, contrary to earlier hopes, is now associated with the erosion of democracy, argues @andrew-yang.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

NRSC v. FEC “asks whether the line of cases limiting campaign finance regulations that began with Citizens United will be further extended,” writes Philip Bobbitt. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Today, the real, underreported story is that DOGE has successfully entrenched itself within the Trump administration and continues to exercise significant, unorthodox power as a parallel civil service, writes @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

One of the most consequential shifts of the first year has been the aggressive recalibration of federal personnel authority, writes Alex Vogel. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Unlike other presidents, Trump has relieved all of his pardonees of their obligation to pay any restitution, writes @raskin.house.gov notus.org/perspectives...

NOTUS editor Richard Just sat down with Perspectives contributor Alyssa Rosenberg about her piece on reading 21,000 letters from Washington Post readers after the paper didn’t endorse in the 2024 presidential election. Join Richard and Alyssa in conversation on Jan. 14. mailchi.mp/notus/specia...

Name one thing Trump has done during the first year of this administration that has received little to no attention yet will have long-term consequences for the country. @raskin.house.gov, @whitehouse.senate.gov, @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and more weigh in. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Changes in culture often preview changes in politics, writes Alyssa Rosenberg. And if you really pay attention to American mass culture — which Washington often neglects to do — then you can see a striking desire for normalcy starting to reassert itself. www.notus.org/perspectives...

One of the most important cases the Supreme Court will hear this year involves President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in American cities, writes @doo-dc.bsky.social of @americanprogress.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

"States should take the first step in undoing the harms of mass incarceration by passing “second look” laws that allow judges to review sentences after a person has served a lengthy period of time," writes Kara Gotsch for @notusperspectives.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4aLzpSh

In Trump v. Slaughter, the Supreme Court has the chance to end so-called independent agencies, bringing all executive branch employees under the direction of the president, writes Sarah Isgur of @scotusblog.com www.notus.org/perspectives...

It’s been a weird 10 years and a truly bonkers 2025. But signs are piling up that sanity is set for a major comeback, writes Alyssa Rosenberg. www.notus.org/perspectives...

NOTUS Perspectives contributors Devon Ombres, Erwin Chemerinsky, Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Philip Bobbitt, Ilya Shapiro, Sarah Isgur, Leah Litman, and Luis Fuentes-Rohwer discuss what’s at stake in the next SCOTUS term https://bit.ly/48As1rB

New Perspectives forum: Name a Supreme Court decision in the current term that will prove consequential https://www.notus.org/perspectives/name-a-supreme-court-decision-in-the-current-term-that-will-prove-consequential

Yes, our country may, on the surface, feel collectively bonkers as 2025 ends, but the quiet signals are pointing toward one conclusion: People have had enough of weird, writes Perspectives’ contributor Alyssa Rosenberg. https://bit.ly/4adqHw2

Omaha, Nebraska’s weekly meetings on how to prevent violence should be replicated “to embrace the simple but important idea that we are all in this together,” writes mayor John W. Ewing Jr. www.notus.org/perspectives...

One state or local policy that should be adopted across the country is a proactive, housing-first homelessness response model like Los Angeles’ Inside Safe initiative, argues @mayor.lacity.gov Karen Bass. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Name one philanthropic area that should get more attention and funding. Name one that should get less. It’s not a zero-sum game, Phil Buchanan argues. We need more of everything. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/giving-tuesday-philanthropies-more-funding-less-funding

Name and describe one state or local policy that should be tried across the country. Emulate Atlanta’s creative solutions to affordable housing, writes Bruce Katz. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Milwaukee mayor Cavalier Johnson argues for camps that reach young people before their lives go off track. Read his perspective: https://www.notus.org/perspectives/name-and-describe-one-state-or-local-policy-that-should-be-tried-across-the-country

Name and describe one state or local policy that should be tried across the country: If America wants its democratic experiment to work again, state and federal elections have to emulate the way that many city elections are conducted, writes David Holt. www.notus.org/perspectives...

We were asked to name and describe one state or local policy that should be tried across the country. Our Director of State and Local Initiatives Kate Burns answered: get rid of minimum parking requirements for new construction.

Name and describe one state or local policy that should be tried across the country. Saud Anwar, Cavalier Johnson, Jonathan Butcher, David Holt, Annelies Goger, Karen Freeman-Wilson, John W. Ewing Jr., @goldsmithongov.bsky.social and others weigh in: www.notus.org/perspectives...

More funding for community organizing. Less endowment investment in dubious corporations. Carmen Rojas shares her perspective: https://www.notus.org/perspectives/giving-tuesday-philanthropies-more-funding-less-funding#carmen-rojas

The tech gap in resources is depriving society of solutions to the world’s biggest problems, writes Stacy Palmer of @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/giving-tuesday-philanthropies-more-funding-less-funding

Name one philanthropic area that should get more attention and funding. Name one that should get less. Peter Singer, Darla Silva, Chris Addy, Deborah Lehr, Carmen Rojas, Stacy Palmer and @philxbuchanan.bsky.social weigh in: www.notus.org/perspectives...

In a climate where voters are profoundly frustrated by the status quo and worried about the direction of the country, they may very well gravitate toward women candidates precisely because they are different, writes @laurenleaderait.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

What will the situation in Russia and Ukraine look like five years from now? The war will persist in a simmering state because neither side can win, writes Tatiana Stanovaya. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Russia could dial down the intensity of the fighting to a more sustainable pace (a la 2015-2022), allowing it to fight a “forever war,” writes @maxbergmann.bsky.social https://www.notus.org/perspectives/what-will-the-situation-in-russia-and-ukraine-look-like-five-years-from-now

We need to stop saying they can’t, because it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, argues @laurenleaderait.bsky.social. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/michelle-obama-is-wrong-women-can-win

What will the situation in Russia and Ukraine look like five years from now? Former deputy to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations @nedprice.bsky.social share his perspective. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/what-will-the-situation-in-russia-and-ukraine-look-like-five-years-from-now

What will the situation in Russia and Ukraine look like five years from now? Mikhail Alexseev, @nedprice.bsky.social, Heather Conley, Tatiana Stanovaya, @maxbergmann.bsky.social, @robertbenson92.bsky.social, Wendy R. Anderson and @timkmak.bsky.social weigh in. www.notus.org/perspectives...

“Michelle Obama is wrong: Women can win.” All In Together CEO @laurenleaderait.bsky.social joins @mika-brzezinski.bsky.social on @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social to break down her latest for NOTUS Perspectives. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Strategists, organizers and even former first lady Michelle Obama have argued that the United States isn’t ready for a woman to lead. If ever there was a time to retire this myth, it is now, writes All In Together co-founder and CEO @laurenleaderait.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

“From our streets to our schools to our workplaces, the United States has become a nation of bullies,” writes Tanzina Vega. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/what-is-the-single-thing-that-has-surprised-you-most-about-the-second-trump-administration#tanzina-vega

“If we really want to ‘make America healthy again,’ it starts with guaranteeing that health care is assured, not earned,” writes Liz Fowler. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/if-you-could-change-one-thing-about-how-american-health-care-is-structured-what-would-it-be

What is the biggest fix the U.S. needs when it comes to housing policy? “It’s time for a new approach, especially as our nation’s affordable housing and homelessness crisis worsens under President Donald Trump and Republican leadership,” writes @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4ohbX3c

If you could change one thing about how American health care is structured, what would it be? Greater price and quality transparency will help patients to make smarter and more cost-effective decisions, writes Lanhee J. Chen. https://bit.ly/3X21kW3

“In my years working at The Washington Post, we were all acolytes of the Woodward and Bernstein mantra: Follow the money,” writes Ceci Connolly. “It’s no different in health care. And that’s why we need to put an end to fee-for-service medicine.” www.notus.org/perspectives...

Americans’ health would benefit from a return to evidence-based vaccine policy, @mtosterholm.bsky.social writes. https://www.notus.org/perspectives/if-you-could-change-one-thing-about-how-american-health-care-is-structured-what-would-it-be

If you could change one thing about how American health care is structured, what would it be? Read more from Robert Pearl: https://www.notus.org/perspectives/if-you-could-change-one-thing-about-how-american-health-care-is-structured-what-would-it-be

If you could change one thing about how American health care is structured, what would it be? @mtosterholm.bsky.social, Ceci Connolly, Liz Fowler, Sherry Glied, Lanhee J. Chen and Robert Pearl weigh in: www.notus.org/perspectives...

Trump’s ability to say two things at once has helped MAGA thrive. Now that tactic might destroy it, writes @jenmercieca.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

What is the biggest fix the U.S. needs when it comes to housing policy? The federal government must treat this as a crisis and launch an all-hands-on-deck initiative to fix it, writes @neeratanden.bsky.social. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Kitchen-table issues could doom MAGA, writes Brittany Martinez. “In American politics, there’s no quicker way to lose this power than by failing to deliver on promises.” www.notus.org/perspectives...

What is the single thing that has surprised you most about the second Trump administration? “They manage to shock and surprise daily with their creative atrocities,” writes Washington Post contributor Sally Quinn. “And they keep them coming.” www.notus.org/perspectives...

“The president’s world-beating first 100 days empowered him to be a world peacemaker,” writes Paul Dans for Perspectives. “As for where this goes, I believe the best is yet to come.” www.notus.org/perspectives...