In the Media
Future Tech and Foresight: “Why We Must Decentralize AI (with Dmitri Mehlhorn)”
Host Marc Verbenkov and Dmitri explore how open-source technology can empower local communities and prevent massive monopolies or authoritarian regimes from controlling the future of computing.
Delmarva Today: “A Look into the Future: A Novel”
Imagine a world where information and influence were so intertwined with our daily perceptions that it has overwhelmed the world. But at the end of the day allows us to see a way out. Host Don Rush talks with Dmtri Lincoln Mehlhorn about these themes in his new science fiction novel Archipelago of Light.
The David Pakman Show: “Republicans get nightmare poll as Trump goes completely off the rails.”
David Pakman talks with Dmitri about the risks of artificial intelligence.
Oregon on the Record, KLCC: “Dmitri Mehlhorn on AI, data centers and why the U.S. can’t hit pause”
Archipelago of Light is a near-future political science-fiction thriller about the one threat we can’t engineer our way out of: ourselves.
Whatever.Scalzi.com: “The Big Idea: Dmitri Lincoln Melhorn”
It seems like wherever there are ashes, there’s something new to rise up out of them… Melhorn explores these phoenix-esque phenomena in the Big Idea for his newest novel, Archipelago of Light.
Gizmodo: “125 New Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy Books Releasing in October”
Archipelago of Light is a near-future political science-fiction thriller about the one threat we can’t engineer our way out of: ourselves.
Forbes: “10 Notable New Author Debuts For Fall”
Melhorn, a political strategist, ponders how we can hope to discern truth in a future society. Best for: Anyone who’s wondered at the validity of a social media post amid all the artificial intelligence (AI) slop.
The Mark Thompson Show: “David Cay Johnston and Dmitri Mehlhorn Join”
Dmitri is a triple threat… a graduate of Stanford, Harvard, and Yale Law School. He is known for his work on public policy, political strategy, philanthropy, and efforts to strengthen democratic institutions.
LawNews : “A 2028 Election Simulation Game Shows How Democracies Quietly Collapse”
Mehlhorn’s stated goal is to move discussion “toward more longer-term scenario planning so that the rule of law can be more resilient in the face of possible future threats.”
Reason Magazine: “I Played a Game Simulating the Aftermath of the 2028 Election. Here's How It Went.”
The Democratic nominee won five swing states by less than one percentage point. Then things got crazy.
The Atlantic : “Doomsday-Prepping for Trump’s Third Term”
Dmitri Mehlhorn has created a fictional world to game out constitutional collapse.
The New Republic : “You Better Believe Kamala Harris Is a ‘Real’ American”
Criticize Democrats all day long, but questioning whether Harris is a “real American” is an attack on America itself.
The Hill : “Dems need the urban youth vote to win in 2024, but do they know how to get it?”
If history shows us the problem, it also offers the solution: an urban youth movement.
The Bulwark : “How to Play the 2022 Election Dice Game”
From snake eyes to box cars, roll the bones and check the odds.
The Huffington Post : “Thank You, Khizr: Trump Would Have Blocked My Dad, Too”
I love America, and Trump is attacking it in the ways that matter most.
The Daily Beast : “How Trump is Beating the Koch Brothers”
After shunning the GOP for decades, Charles and David Koch tried to take it over. And then The Donald came to town…
The Atlantic : “How to Make Teachers More Like Doctors”
Over the past 150 years, teaching and medicine have grown less and less alike.