I'm joined by Jon Perr, a technology consultant who has also worked on political campaigns for Democratic Party candidates for almost 40 years. We discuss the current predicament of the Democratic Party and how it could become competitive again the politics of AI, which presents the Democrats with an opportunity to recapture working class voters.

Jon writes about public policy at his website, Perrspectives.com. His writing has also been featured in the DailyKos and Crook&Liars. Hi writing has also been highlighted in the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Salon, and may other leading publications.

What led to the presidential election loss in 2024? How did the Democratic Party become the party of elites while the Republican Party won over the working class? Should the Democrats pivot to the center or double-down and move further to the left? What should their new platform look like? What are the emerging politics of AI, job losses, and Universal Basic Income (UBI) and how can the Democrats regain the working class through the AI regulation?

We discuss these questions and much more.

Exponentially increasing wealth inequality is a mathematical inevitability that threatens to tear our society apart. In this episode, I explore the phenomenon and discuss ways to avoid this outcome.

In this debut episode of Kirnel of Truth, Kirn interviews Don Kilburg, former U.S. diplomat and author of "AI Use Cases for Diplomats." We discuss questions such as "Will AI superintelligence become an extinction-level event or will it usher in an unprecedented period of health and prosperity?" and "What can you do to adapt to a world in which AI dominates?"