I wrote this seven years ago but it’s truer than ever now.

A free excerpt of my history book about the future.

I was the lone paddler on this big choppy lake. I never feel as peaceful as when the storm is outside me.

in addition to these structural problems, we contend with specific powerful individuals who have acted against the public good for their...

On conspiracy theories, conspiracy facts, and the uncanny valley in between.

Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...

On conspiracy theories, conspiracy facts, and the uncanny valley in between.

On conspiracy theories, conspiracy facts, and the uncanny valley in between.

Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...

A viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online.

I wrote a book called THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP. The paperback came out the week my father died. I stopped my tour. All I wrote that week was a eulogy. Six months later, I'm driving my father's ol...

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YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show

Old photo of me with my daughter while I was pregnant with my son. Only realizing now I spent 2010 dressed like Rowdy Roddy Piper in THEY LIVE.

I’ve been right so long, I’ve been done wrong.

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How AI is destroying the life of the mind.