The Transparency Paradox: Voters Want Disclosure, Then Punish the People Who Give It
Voters aren't telling campaigns to stop using AI or not to work with influencers. They're telling campaigns not to use it to fool them.
Anchor Change with Katie Harbath
Twenty-five years at the intersection of technology and democracy — inside the campaigns, the platforms, and the rooms where the decisions got made. The synthesis, the patterns, and the early warnings from someone who was actually in the machine.
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest episodes
How I Picked My Publisher
There are many routes you can go to bring your book into the world. Here’s how I picked mine and what I'd tell you if you're starting from scratch.
35 Percent of Young Trump Voters Say an Online Creator Changed Their Mind
Young Harris voters are in the same feeds at the same rate, but only 19 percent report being persuaded by an influencer.
Why I Wrote Disrupting Politics and Why It's Not Just About Facebook
An insider's look at the decisions nobody had a playbook for and why I had to tell it myself
Guiderails, Not Guardrails: What I Took Away From TrustCon
Plus a real shift in the mood of the room, trust and safety learning how to use AI and Kate Klonick's AI crisis flowchart
How I Use AI to Make My Newsletter, and What I Won't Let It Do.
A model handed me back a line I couldn't decide was mine. Here's what AI actually does across my newsletter process — research, brain dumps, editing, checks — and what it doesn't.
The Most American Thing We Ever Built is Choice.
My birthday letter to America on its 250th, and what I hope they make of it in 2076.
How I Use AI to Write the Recurring Memos We All Have to Do
A start-to-finish walkthrough of the full setup
My Book, Disrupting Politics, Is Coming October 6th
Get a first look at the cover and the back cover copy
The 20 Forces Shaping the Midterms: My Map of the Kaleidoscopic Minefield
What to watch as AI collides with the campaign — the money, the content, the gatekeepers, and the count
Why I'm Updating the Election Playbook I Spent a Decade Building
Introducing the kaleidoscopic minefield — more vectors, faster turns, and the threats we haven't named yet.
The First AI Election—How AI Is Already Reshaping Politics
A recording from Katie Harbath and Matt Robison's live video
You're Doing Just Fine With AI. Here's How I Know.
The people you think are ahead of you feel behind too — including me.
I Caught the Same Fish Twice. It's the Best Reminder I've Had All Year.
What a 33-inch northern pike taught me about persistence, pivots, and protecting the time that matters most.
The opposite of America's AI problem is happening in Brazil
While the US debates whether to regulate AI at all, Brazil has built the most detailed AI-and-elections rulebook of any democracy and the gap between the two is becoming a headache for companies
What to Ask Before Your Next AI Subscription Upgrade
What tracking my own usage taught me about timing, tradeoffs, and when "free" isn't.
Your IP Will Be Your Most Valuable Career Asset. Here’s How to Start Building It.
Most of us were never taught to think about our expertise this way. Here’s where to start.
Two AI Tools I'm Using to Make Sure the News Finds Me When I Start My Day
How I used Perplexity Computer to build a daily AI intelligence brief and what it found on Brazil that nothing else did
This Is What I Built the Briefing Network For
The first memo goes out Monday, June 15th. What it actually is and why I built it.
Replay: AI, Voters, and the 2026 Midterms: What the Data Actually Shows
Voters are using AI to research candidates.