Blaming Things

Do guns kill people or do people kill people? Is it television or bad parenting that’s destroying the American family? These are worn-out false dichotomies about the political nature of technology.

Vague Strategy and Strategic Vagueness

There’s a reason designers describe their field in abstract terms.

Designing Culture

Design plays a central role in cultural reproduction. This isn’t necessarily a good thing, for anyone.

Against Chairs