From the "Hand of God" to VAR & microchip "heartbeats," ref calls still break hearts. Some of the same questions arise when it comes to technology in law & policy.

Departure Dialogues captures insights from former federal employees to help Congress strengthen agency performance and close gaps between policy and practice.

Cameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places?

We will know that abundance has succeeded when there is a proliferation of “abundances,” different governing projects attached to previously existing ideologies, interests, and parties.

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Internal emails obtained by WIRED show a hasty process to onboard OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI providers to the federal government. xAI was on the list—until MechaHilter happened.

California played fair in a game where everyone else played to win. Now it's rethinking whether it can afford to keep doing so.

Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.

Lowering the voting age across the UK means around 1.5 million 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote at the next general election.

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ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.

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Public and private efforts at simplification have instead created a crisis of decision-making impotence.

As a U.S. citizen, the man formerly called Cardinal Robert Prevost technically is required to file returns to the IRS.

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Lessons from Building a Shared Legislative Platform

Congressional offices have embraced AI and ChatGPT Pro to manage info overloads — summarizing bills, translating data, and prepping lawmakers before votes.

We're glad to share this "outside perspective" on our work here. The Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) is an independent scientific institution that has been...

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Podcast Episode · The Sunday Show · 03/30/2025 · 46m