BIZARRE: Cass sunstein - What They Never Told You

Why did this AI doomer moment break the internet when so many others didn't?

A researcher's resignation post over AI extinction risk has drawn over 100 million views, telling us something about ourselves and AI.

Fortune · Sep 10

Reconciling Hayek and Mill's Divergent Defenses of Liberty

As Cass Sunstein points out, Hayek and Mill had widely divergent rationales for liberty. But the two can be reconciled.

Reason · Aug 23

You can rebook an Indigo flight. You can’t rebook your lungs

A reiteration of the obvious is never wasted on the oblivious – Percival Everett, Erasure.I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moodsI contain multitudes– Bob Dylan, I contain multitudes. On December 6, I wrote a piece for Newslaundry explaining why India has been held hostage by a single airline: IndiGo. It went viral…

Newslaundry · Dec 9, 2025

Cass Sunstein Guest-Blogging About "Campus Free Speech: A Pocket Guide"

I'm delighted to report that Prof. Cass Sunstein (Harvard) will be guest-blogging this week about this new book. Here's the publisher's summary: From renowned legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein, a concise, case-by-case guide to resolving free-speech dilemmas at colleges and universities. Free speech is indispensable on college campuses: allowing varied…

Reason · Sep 3, 2024

Lies About Sex: Bill Clinton, John Edwards, and NY States' Prosecution of Donald Trump

Donald Trump should get the same pass for lying about sex that former president Bill Clinton got and that former 2004 Democratic Party Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards got

Reason · Mar 31, 2024

SCOTUS standoff: Now the nine decide

As divisive as a ruling on the merits may be, America needs the Supreme Court to say whether Trump is disqualified

Salon · Dec 21, 2023

Cass Sunstein on Unifying Principles of Liberalism

The famed Harvard law professor tries to outline a set of principles liberals - broadly defined - can agree on. And it's a strong effort, even though I have a few caveats and reservations.

Reason · Nov 28, 2023

What is Nudge Theory? Why This 15-Year-Old Idea is Still Controversial

It’s been 15 years since a particular concept of behavioural science went mainstream. But does it actually work as expected, or was data cherry-picked?

Inverse · Sep 10, 2023

Nudge theory: what 15 years of research tells us about its promises and politics

It’s been 15 years since a particular concept of behavioural science went mainstream. “Nudge theory”, the notion that our behaviour can be successfully influenced through “soft” interventions, has subsequently appealed to plenty of people seeking to change the way we live.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023

Behavioural ‘experts’ quietly shaped robodebt's most devilish details – and their work in government continues

One of the things still worrying me about robodebt was the attention to detail.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2023