Americans, especially American politicians love to bask in our alleged role in the post-WWII era as the global force for good spreading Democracy and progress around the world. We bring stability and justice wherever we go. We spend a lot to maintain our presence in virtually every nook and cranny, —>> read more –>>
How might we summarize the War on Drugs launched in 1970 under President Nixon and supported by every President and Congress since? Now, 54 years have elapsed. It began as a cynical political maneuver and has continued to be just that. “The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White —>> read more –>>
The NYTimes reports that Meta is calling for labels on AI-generated posts. Meta said it would promote technological standards that companies across the industry could use to recognize markers in photo, video and audio material that would signal that the content was generated using artificial intelligence. The standards could —>> read more –>>
In my work with a software company that is involved in extending medical care to patients at home, I have learned of new marketing tools. One of them, ContentCaptain.io, will likely provide us with a stream of content of interest to the various parties who make decisions about new medical —>> read more –>>
Much is being made of a Delaware court blocking Musk’s $50 billion compensation contract. See the reporting in the NYTimes: Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay Package Is Voided by Judge. The court found that the compensation was set by a Board of Directors of Tesla who are in Musk’s pocket. “The —>> read more –>>
The drone attack on US military outpost, Tower 22, that killed three and injured dozens more has provoked the predictable American call for revenge. Irony of ironies: the incoming drone that did the killing was mistaken for an American drone returning from some mission. Who got killed by our drone?? —>> read more –>>
(reposted from https://theconversation.com/us) Denmark’s King Frederik X wipes away a tear as he waves to a crowd of 300,000 people. Martin Meissner/AP Photo Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College When a leader cries in public, is it a sign of weakness? On Jan. 14, 2023, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik was crowned King —>> read more –>>
A reader of my recent post, “Nation-States Are A Plague On Our Species” has posed this question: “So…my question is…how better to organize societies?” It’s sort of the who wants to be a trillionaire question. As I suggested in my response to Mark Schlack’s comment, the evolution of our existing —>> read more –>>
As I have argued regularly, we are in an era of neoliberal wealth supremacy. This is the most successful social movement of the last hundred years. For an introduction to neoliberalism, read my About Neoliberalism. If you are wondering why it is the most successful social movement of the last —>> read more –>>
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license Old media, meet new. Idrees Abbas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images João Marinotti, Indiana University On Dec. 27, 2023, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that the company committed willful copyright infringement through its generative —>> read more –>>
I have commented many times that atheists need to develop social platforms (not the web type), social groups, that provide a common space for atheists to come together and share. Every organized religion has some form of Sunday school to indoctrinate children. Parents and other adults enjoy the opportunities for —>> read more –>>
Organized Religion – My First Plague For many years, I have said, when confronted by religious people, that organized religions are a plague on our species. I am not really troubled by individuals who believe in some god. The universe is a big place, and our insignificance in it causes —>> read more –>>
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