Content Moderation and the Value of Free Speech with Shannon Oltmann
September 7, 2022
In this episode of our podcast, Shannon Oltmann shares her perspective on the trickiness of content moderation and the value of speech – even crazy…
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Secretary of State/Secretary of the Commonwealth
What Is It? What does a Secretary of State do? That’s kind of like asking what a sandwich is – is a hamburger a…
A Conversation With Naseem Khuri
August 9, 2022
We’re always negotiating, but is there a way to negotiate without things getting toxic? Naseem Khuri says yes – and he believes that understanding the…
State Attorney General
What Is It? Your attorney general is your state’s top lawyer. They represent you – and your state legislature and agencies – in legal matters….
A Conversation with Social Entrepreneur Sam Daley Harris
July 26, 2022
Sam Daley-Harris is one of the great social entrepreneurs of the past few decades. He founded the anti-poverty group Results in the 1980s before going…
State Controller/Comptroller
What Is It? A state controller is a state’s chief accountant and money watchdog. You know how a company has a chief financial officer (CFO)?…
Common Ground on Net Neutrality
June 27, 2022
Here’s Where the Right and Left Agree Should your internet service provider be able to let a website pay to load faster than other sites?…
How Search Engines Shape What We Know
June 21, 2022
Social media takes a lot of heat for spreading disinformation, but Francesca Tripodi thinks we should look more closely at another fixture of our browsers:…
Federal Communications Commission
What Is It? Who’s allowed to broadcast on the radio? What happens if you drop an f-bomb on network tv? Are mobile wireless providers acting…