Politics and Society

WHITE PAPER | February 17, 2026 Evolutionary Governance for Self-Replicating AI Inheritance, Selection, and Adaptation in the Age of Recursive Intelligence By Dr. Matthew Wilburn King   Objective: This White Paper outlines the urgent application of evolutionary frameworks to AI safety: Inheritance, Selection, and Adaptation. For those interested in the underlying theoretical mechanics—particularly how Dual-Inheritance…

The Threat of Authoritarianism Is No Longer Distant The threat of authoritarianism is no longer a distant problem for other nations. It has taken root here in the United States. What we once warned of in Hungary under Viktor Orbán, Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Russia under Vladimir Putin is now being mirrored at…

The Betrayal of American Veterans and Values: A Dangerous Path of Appeasement Betrayal – President Trump is betraying American veterans, our elders, grandparents, and great-grandparents who fought in World War II. He is undermining the enduring alliances with European nations that secured peace and democracy. Trump’s appeasement of Vladimir Putin is a dangerous parallel to…

Assad’s Syrian Regime Collapses: A Historic Shift in the Middle East December 8, 2024, marks a historic and seismic shift in the Middle East: Assad’s Syrian regime collapses, a pivotal event with far-reaching consequences for Syria, the region, and global geopolitics. The Strategic Impact on Iran and Russia The immediate collapse of Assad’s government has…

Why Trump’s Appeal Endures: Reflections on America’s Unresolved Divide As Donald Trump approaches his second inauguration, America faces a reckoning with a reality that, in many ways, echoes the events of 2016 – Trump’s working class appeal. When Trump was first elected, I was among those shocked by the idea of a wealthy, nativist Republican…

The future of capitalism and empowerment, by Matthew King By Daily Camera guest opinion | Boulder Daily Camera PUBLISHED: October 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. The Future of Capitalism and Empowerment. As we face a pivotal moment in history, Americans grapple with unprecedented challenges: rising inequality, environmental degradation, and the rapid transformation of our economy…

It was an honor to moderate the V.I.P. pre-screening of a new documentary film while sharing the stage with Jordan Campbell, Director of Ukraine Under Fire, and Michael Herbener, the film’s Editor. A film about war and resilience, Ukraine Under Fire is a documentary project of the COMMON Foundation produced by Ramro Global in association…

The fate of Ukraine mirrors the fate of Western democracy As the CEO of the COMMON Foundation and as a Marshall Memorial Fellow, I had the unique opportunity to travel to five European nations a few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The solidarity was and remains papable. We must not abandon our brothers…

By Matthew Wilburn King – Features Correspondent – BBC Future – 26th May 2021 Why the Next Stage of Capitalism is Coming It’s done so much for human well-being, but it’s far from perfect. Will capitalism as we know it evolve into something new? Nearly 250 years ago, the economist and philosopher Adam Smith wrote…

I’m sitting at home in Boulder, Colorado, flooded with tears after reading a story in the Washington Post this morning: “Boy with cerebral palsy made to lie in a muddy creek as a human bridge for laughing schoolmates.”  My older brother suffers a form of Ataxia called Spinocerebellar Type 8 (SCA 8). He’s five years older than…