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Alex Howard

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Did Congress just make the first AI policy for a national legislature?

A new policy in the U.S. House of Representatives outlines the first acceptable uses for AI in Congress, perhaps setting a global…

Sep 23

Sep 23

How journalists can act as an immune system for democracy

Jul 2

How journalists can act as an immune system for democracy

Jul 2

Inoculating the public with the truth is the best protection against viral lies

The way you combat disinformation & misinformation is to do whatever you can as often as you can to provide correct information, said Dr…

Nov 22, 2022

Inoculating the public with the truth is the best protection against viral lies

Nov 22, 2022

White House silence and inaction on open government should prompt review by Open Government…

In November 2021, the White House and GSA hosted the first public meeting on open government of the Biden-Harris administration. Officials…

Feb 17, 2022

White House silence and inaction on open government should prompt review by Open Government…

Feb 17, 2022

As local news struggles, a river of “pink slime” sites pollutes civic discourse across America

A long time ago, in country far, far away, I accepted an invitation in the fall of 2017 to go the US Senate, where Senators peppered me…

Oct 20, 2020

As local news struggles, a river of “pink slime” sites pollutes civic discourse across America

Oct 20, 2020

TRUMP’S TAXES REVEAL EMOLUMENTAL CORRUPTION

Donald J. Trump is the most corrupt President in American history, presiding over the most corrupt administration in over two centuries.

Oct 12, 2020

TRUMP’S TAXES REVEAL EMOLUMENTAL CORRUPTION

Oct 12, 2020

The “Sleeping Giant” needs to awaken to COVID-19 and defeat our invisible enemy, together

The United States continues to suffer from a devastating pandemic. Our union still has not taken the basic steps necessary to suppress this…

Oct 2, 2020

The “Sleeping Giant” needs to awaken to COVID-19 and defeat our invisible enemy, together

Oct 2, 2020

Practice good information hygiene by sifting social media

Offline, we wash our hands so we don’t catch or pass on a disease. We emphasize physical hygiene to our kids.

Sep 22, 2020

Practice good information hygiene by sifting social media

Sep 22, 2020

Open Letter to Facebook on Running Lies in Political Ads

Dear Facebook,

Oct 9, 2019

Open Letter to Facebook on Running Lies in Political Ads

Oct 9, 2019

“What would you say if you saw it in another country?”

For years, professor Brendan Nyhan has asked us “what would you say if you saw this in another country?”

Oct 3, 2019

“What would you say if you saw it in another country?”

Oct 3, 2019

Alex Howard

Alex Howard

16.3K Followers

Dad, writer, citizen, chef, cyclist, skeptical optimist, cereal dilettante. Open government advocate at E-PluribusUnum.org.

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