Professor of Law, Harvard University
Cass Sunstein is a legal scholar and former Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs who writes extensively on privacy and regulation.
Social media algorithms show us what we already agree with, digital platforms make it easy to disengage, and suddenly everyone seems to be getting along — except nobody's actually talking. Jonathan Haidt, Cass Sunstein, and Sherry Turkle debate whether we're building genuine consensus or just getting better at avoiding each other.
Jul 13, 2026We live in a culture that treats constant availability as a social contract — so what does it mean when someone deliberately opts out? Sherry Turkle, Bruce Schneier, and Cass Sunstein debate whether choosing privacy in a hyper-connected world is a personal preference, a form of self-preservation, or an outright act of rebellion.
Jul 03, 2026