Daniel LittleChatGPT on the value of diversity, equity, and inclusionHere is another conversation with ChatGPT, this time on the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion. ChatGPT summarizes the positive case…Jan 29, 20231Jan 29, 20231
Daniel LittleA discussion with ChatGPT about chaosI’m having some interesting discussions with ChatGPT about many subjects. Here is one about complex systems, unpredictable physical…Jan 28, 2023Jan 28, 2023
Daniel LittleUnswerving narcissism … in the Oval OfficeIt is reported today in the New York Times that President Trump abruptly announced on April 17 that he would be speaking at the West Point…Apr 25, 2020Apr 25, 2020
Daniel LittleAbdication in a time of crisisHistorical sociologist Ivan Ermakoff’s 2008 book Ruling Oneself Out: A Theory of Collective Abdications is an important contribution to…Dec 30, 2019Dec 30, 2019
Daniel LittleThe insatiable AmazonImagine a company out of the dystopian fiction of William Gibson (Neuromancer) or the films of the Matrix series. Think of a company that…Dec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2019
Daniel LittleThe Netanyahu government’s action against the US CongressThe government of Israel has announced that it will not permit US Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to visit Israel next week…Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
Daniel LittleShameful politics of racismToday’s Washington Post (7/27/19; link) makes explicit what has been evident for a very long time: Donald Trump is deliberately and…Jul 28, 2019Jul 28, 2019
Daniel LittleA moody tyrant …The president of the United States has demonstrated many of the qualities of a third world tyrant — impulsiveness, personal vendettas, and…Apr 5, 20181Apr 5, 20181
Daniel LittleA climate-change catastropheHow many hundreds of millions of Americans will be harmed because of Donald Trump’s reckless, petulant, and unreasoned abrogation of the…Jun 2, 2017Jun 2, 2017
Daniel LittleAn assault against democracyDonald Trump declares that the press is not just his personal enemy – it is the enemy of the American people. And his chief of staff chimes…Feb 19, 2017Feb 19, 2017