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The Predator-in-Chief
There are times in life when you come to understand something that other people don’t yet ‘see’. Rather than saying something about it, and ending… >>More
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Star Trek Is For Girls Now (and That’s Okay)
Star Trek has a new TV series called Starfleet Academy, and like every new series before, it’s creating something of a stir. Political cronies have… >>More
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Euphoria And The Degeneration of American TV
Is American television becoming a self-congratulatory spectacle for the children of the well-to-do? Or are the disappointments the result of marketing campaigns that over-hype new… >>More
4–6 minutes -
The New Ninnies and Shysters
The problem with putting ninnies and shysters in charge of important things is that it trickles down. Everyone starts to think it’s okay to mess… >>More
4–6 minutes -
Did Hatred Win? Thoughts On An Election
Once upon a time in a college political science class, we debated the future of America and the world. We came up with an idea… >>More
5–7 minutes -
Artificial Intelligence Versus Arizona DES
The Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) has been using ‘automated systems’ or artificial intelligence to flag Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims for fraud and… >>More
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Oligarchy and The Demise of American Democracy
To the Greeks, the great enemy of Democracy was Oligarchy. A democracy slowly turns into an oligarchy when a small group of people, usually excessively… >>More
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Artificial Intelligence Versus …
In search of … Artificial Intelligence. AI is taking over writing, or so it’s said. Maybe it’s time to see what it’s all about. With… >>More
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Rewatching ‘Titanic’
Titanic originally came out in theaters in December 1997 and played for about six months. I watched it three times on the big screen back… >>More
3–4 minutes