Five Things We Need to Know about Technological Change
Neil Postman's classic examination of how we should approach technological changes
Technology for the
American Family
National Affairs
If we do not govern
our technology,
it will govern us.
A new era of technological change is upon us.
It threatens to supplant the human person and make the family functionally and biologically unnecessary.
But this anti-human outcome is not inevitable. Today, we are issuing a call to take back control, as a society, of our pathways of technological innovation, guarding the human body, childhood, and the family, against technological hacks that degrade the human person, and channeling innovation toward new forms of production that dignify work and empower the household.
More than two dozen luminaries of conservative thought have united in support of this vision.
We hope you will too.
Statement of Principles
Read "A Future for the Family" to learn more.
Signatories include:
Ryan T. Anderson
President, the Ethics and Public Policy Center
Erika Bachiochi
Fellow, the Ethics and Public Policy Center; editor in chief, Fairer Disputations
Yuval Levin
Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies, the American Enterprise Institute
Oren Cass
Founder and chief economist, American Compass
Matthew B. Crawford
Senior fellow, the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture
Ramesh Ponnuru
Editor, National Review
R. R. Reno
Editor, First Things
Kevin Roberts
President, The Heritage Foundation
Christine Rosen
Senior fellow, the American Enterprise Institute
R. Albert Mohler Jr.
President, Centennial Professor of Theology, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Christopher DeMuth
Distinguished Fellow in American Thought, The Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Princeton University
Mary Harrington
Author of Feminism Against Progress
"Whom do we serve? My answer is simple:
I serve my child.
I cannot defend commerce when it is used to addict his toddler brain to screens, and to addict his adolescent brain to pornography."
Our Vision
Two recent articles by the authors of the Statement of Principles provide additional context, vision, and scope for the project.
Technology for the
Stop Hacking
Humans
The New Atlantis
A Future for the Family
A New Technology Agenda for the Right
Stop Hacking Humans
An examination of OnlyFans' rise during the pandemic reveals deeper questions about technology's impact on human dignity and morality in the digital age.
Technology for the American Family
A deep examination of how technological innovations, beyond cultural and economic factors, have disrupted family formation and stability across diverse societies worldwide.
For Whom Shall We Build?
A critical examination of Marc Andreessen's techno-optimist vision and the fundamental question of human purpose in technological progress.
Is Technology Destroying Marriage?
Trae Stephens's firsthand exploration of AI companion bots and their implications for human relationships, intimacy, and the future of marriage.