Stupid title, very insightful article about the challenges Obama is facing in his re-election campaign and how this team aims to use cutting-edge technology to address them.

From Weekly Filet #64, in April 2012.

Hope 2.0: Inside Obama’s Campaign

Rolling Stone

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

Take the Money and Run for Office

This American Life

How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics

The Daily Beast

China Decides

Foreign Policy

Trump, Putin and the New Cold War

The New Yorker

Explore more →

Explore collections

Making Sense of the Climate Crisis 41 links Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence 39 links All-time favourites 20 links The Stuff Our Modern World Runs On 13 links The Art of Thinking (Differently) 28 links Bingeworthy Podcasts & Episodes 36 links Stories, too good to put down 16 links

Book recommendations

2025 Book Club Books curious minds wished they discovered sooner Our most popular crowd-curated book recommendations thus far. Read the post →

Weekly Filet Book Club All recommendations from previous editions, at a glance. Find your next read → 📚 David's Bookshelf The books that shaped how I see the world and inform how I think and act. Browse the bookshelf →