Hagen Blix - Liberal Currents

For Back-to-School, It's Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (Half the Answer #99, with Caitlin Gilbert)

Vaccination rates are falling across the country.

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Caitlin Gilbert Aug 22, 2026

Natalie Harp and the American Don (Juan)

Even as the right cheers Trump dispensing punishment to their enemies, they crave to be disciplined themselves.

Alan Elrod Aug 22, 2026

The Voter Roll Purge That Helped End Trinamool Rule

Are elections more safely run by one accountable body, or by 10,000 uncoordinated ones?

Haseeb Khot Aug 21, 2026

Hagen Blix is a New York City–based cognitive scientist whose research spans language, artificial intelligence, and political economy. He is the coauthor of Why We Fear AI.

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Half the Answer

Richard Dawkins Finds Love, and Other AI News (Half the Answer #84, with Hagen Blix)

Is this chatbot sentient? Is AI my friend? Is isolation hackable? Trent and Caitlin discuss recent AI news, Sam Altman&

Caitlin M. Green, Trent R. Nelson, Hagen Blix May 21, 2026

Image posted on X by Donald Trump on August 18, 2024, showing a speaker addressing a rally at an arena under a Soviet flag and the word CHICAGO in lights.

Deflating “Hype” Won’t Save Us

The problem with AI isn’t hype. The problem is who and what it’s useful for.

Hagen Blix, Ingeborg Glimmer Sep 16, 2025