Tech/Politics

From the Archives: Our World in 2025

A look back at what I predicted for this year at the beginning of 2024

Jun 11 •

The Expertise Paradox

What Elon Musk's DOGE experience reveals about the collision between different types of expertise—and why every industry is about to learn the same…

Jun 4 •

The Internet Is Having an Identity Crisis—And So Are We

As platforms, companies, and people shed old labels, we’re all learning to navigate a world where identity is fluid, messy, and in motion.

May 21 •

From the Desk of Katie Harbath: Where We've Been & Where We're Going

Nearly four years, 7,700+ Subscribers, and a Mission That Matters More Than Ever

May 14 •

Same Reality, Different Worlds: What DC and Silicon Valley Still Don’t See About Each Other

From Palo Alto to Pennsylvania Avenue, the same tech revolution looks radically different depending on where you're standing. And that disconnect is…

May 7 •

Forgiving the Past, Facing the Future: 100 Days of Overwhelm

Planting Seeds in a Time of Chaos

Apr 30 •

When Everyone’s Talking, Who Gets to Hold the Mic?

Reflections on the reactions to Careless People

Apr 16 •

The Roadmaps Hiding in Plain Sight

While predicting the future is near impossible, we do at least have a sense of direction where tech is going

Apr 9 •

Careless People is Careless

My former colleague's book about Meta has kernels of truth but is riddled with factual inaccuracies and exaggerations

Mar 17 •

Fog of Chaos: Tech and Politics in This Moment

Tracking the Shifting Battle Lines from Silicon Valley to DC and the world

Mar 5 •

The In-Between Place

Grieving the Old, Building the New

Feb 5 •

The Future of our Information Environment

Meeting people where they’re at in this age of content overload

Oct 9, 2024 •

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