Politics
NYTimes
Technology
Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
Could a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
January 25, 2024
This article is republished from The Conversation —>> read more –>>
Books
Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review
Tightrope – Americans reaching for hope by Kristof and WuDunn – book review
May 1, 2020
Tightrope provides a well-written description of the American crisis through personal stories and hard data. Unfortunately it falls flat in its call for action.
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”
Recently Noted – “Across America, working-class people are dying of despair”
January 17, 2020
Essay explores the grim reality of life in one small corner of America within the broader landscape of the bottom 90%.
Briefly Noted
Thanksgiving – a bit of a corrective history telling and turkey adaptation
Thanksgiving – a bit of a corrective history telling and turkey adaptation
November 22, 2017
Corrective History The NYTimes posted a bit of Tur —>> read more –>>
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – “What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer”
Recently Noted – “What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer”
November 7, 2017
The NY Times published an interesting article by M —>> read more –>>
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – “Making Affirmative Action White Again”
Recently Noted – “Making Affirmative Action White Again”
August 13, 2017
Ira Katznelson (see my earlier post “Affirmative Action for Whites – began in the 1930s”) wrote a brief opinion piece in the 8/13/2017 NYTimes, “Making Affirmative Action White Again” that encapsulates the real history of affirmative action for whites.
Justice/Jails
Justice in America – Not
Justice in America – Not
April 5, 2017
A central dogma of American politics and culture i —>> read more –>>
Security State
Dangers of the US Security State
Dangers of the US Security State
June 16, 2013
There are those, in response to the recent revelat —>> read more –>>
Economy
Thomas Friedman’s It’s a 401(k) World – facile, misleading
Thomas Friedman’s It’s a 401(k) World – facile, misleading
May 21, 2013
Reading this op ed leaves one with the notion that these changes have arisen through some immutable forces of nature. He fails to mention that in parallel with the individual being more and more alone in the world, big corporations and governments are becoming ever more well integrated, feeding at each others’ troughs.
Briefly Noted
Economic Inequality – Does It Matter?
Economic Inequality – Does It Matter?
May 9, 2012
It is fairly widely known that income and wealth i —>> read more –>>
Justice/Jails
America’s Longest War – a socio-political-military disaster – indicted by Global Commission on Drug Policy
America’s Longest War – a socio-political-military disaster – indicted by Global Commission on Drug Policy
June 12, 2011
Report of the Global Commission on Drug Policy Las —>> read more –>>