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Paine’s writings mark the beginning in Western political thought of a very long tradition, namely that people are worth more than their productive capacity. People are not simply economic units whose moral worth is measured by what they produce for the market. Every person is entitled to a share in…

These are serious and frightening design problems, but they also result in an immense waste of human potential. It is not just that companies do not invite feedback on their software or input from users on their design. Their objective, the purpose of their software, is not to service the user. The…

For him, a more fulsome embrace of technology capitalism will serve to strengthen society.

Digital technology, at least as much as any innovation over the last two centuries, offers us the opportunity to create a society that can meet the needs of every human being and allow them to explore their potential. But at present, too much power over the development of technology rests in the ha…

The implication was that these modifications to the standard testing process were done in response to public outrage, generated by Dowie’s article and the lawsuits. Ford was held to standards that other companies were not—standards it had no way of knowing that it was required to meet. Ford has nev…