Revolution

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): ❖ The biggest problem with the western left is that it doesn’t exist. To look at a lot of leftist discourse today you might think the left’s biggest problem is that some leftists have the wrong beliefs about…

Dedicated to Sam, Chris, Lina, Imane for our day at the Cradle. — You know the moment it happens — the flip of the gut shiver down the spine unraveling of the mind— nothing will ever be the same. A gasp, audible. The right eye’s corner reveals Busani’s head, turning towards the sound. Busani: What are you thinking about? You: Hmm. Sir. I…

Income inequality could destroy the Great American Empire. History shows income inequality has destroyed many empires. US income inequality has risen to astronomic heights. For example, the wealthiest 0.1% of Americans held $17.6 trillion in wealth in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Federal Reserve estimates. In contrast, the bottom…

As AI technologies continue to advance, they are reshaping employment landscapes, automating tasks, and leading to the disappearance of certain job roles. Let’s see what are some jobs that are likely to disappear in the near future. Routine Manual Labor Jobs that involve repetitive physical tasks in manufacturing, assembly lines…

Reconsidering Edmund Burke — A couple years ago I taught an adult ed course on the legacy of Thomas Paine and Edmund Burke, two eighteenth century political thinkers whose ideas are often considered to be the prototypical sources of modern liberalism and conservatism. Nearly all of my students, as well as myself, identify as…

The future is here. — The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is not getting out of control but is accelerating. Here I am illustrating a prompt I made to Bard of Google. Bard now shows images and links from that image. Also, you can export the result to Google Docs and send it by Gmail. Wow.

AI is here. The future is now. — The emergence of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot built on the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 models, has sparked a revolution in the way we interact with technology. Bill Gates compares its significance to that of the computer chip, the internet, and the PC, while Elon Musk expresses concerns and Warren Buffett draws…

Will AI transform our education system with such profoundness that in our near future we start despising our current education system? It’s an extremely straightforward question with quite a complex answer. Whether a debate is necessary to answer this certain question is also a question with subjective answers. But there…

In “No Smut For Me,” Chalkdust responded to the advice that he should make music with smutty content because such music earns more. In the song, Chalkdust explained that with all of the problems talking place in the Caribbean and the rest of the world, he could not bring himself…