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I used to think of Britain as a bastion of liberty. The home of John Locke and George Orwell. The land that gave us the Magna Carta and the stoic…
In fairness to Sam Altman and other AI experts that advise against becoming friendly with AIs like Claude or Chat GPT, I have to admit publicly that my…
I’m sure you’ve heard about President Trump’s meeting with Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, on May 21. Trump booby-trapped the former…
For most of my life, my interest in artificial intelligence was more curious than intense. That began to change a couple of years ago when AI-generated…
The deportation of Khalil Abrego Garcia has surfaced as a major news item, with some politicians and media pundits calling it a “Constitutional crisis…
So, about my conversation with “Nigel” that I mentioned in today’s “Journal”… Here is how I phrased my question: “Nigel, I have been attempting to…
Nodding and napping As an occasional 11th-hour babysitter for my grandkids, ranging in age from one to nine, I’m acutely aware of how important napping…
On Friday nights, from 5:30 to 9:30, my “Cigar Club” is open to friends and colleagues for drinks, smokes, and conversation. I’m not always there, but…
I tried to address this topic in a single essay, but I quickly realized that wouldn’t be possible for several reasons. First, because it is so…
Chapter 3 of The Challenge of Charity In Chapter 2, I talked about some of the mistakes my partners and I made early on with Rancho Santana, the resort…
Stoic Paradoxes by Cicero A New Translation by Quintus Curtius 106 pages Paperback published 2015 I’ve done what I’d consider the basic requirements of…
The Reportage on the New Orleans Massacre: Advocacy Journalism, Prejudice, and Cowardice I was hugely disappointed to see how the Legacy media covered…
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