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Artificial Intelligence vs. Cats: Why Not Both?

     One of the fathers of A.I. believes that artificial intelligence as we know it is innately limited and could not even measure up to a pet, such as a kitty cat. “Yann LeCun helped give birth to today’s artificial-intelligence boom. … Continue reading

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Why do unions hate right-to-work?

     After the recent election, the question of the Working Class and Unions has been raised. Once, and still in part, a champion of Right to Work laws which prevent Unions from stealing the money of workers who don’t support them, … Continue reading

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News of the Week (December 1st, 2024)

  News of the Week for December 1st, 2024

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Happy Thanksgiving for 2024!

     This Thanksgiving, let us eschew politics for at least one day while we enjoy the company of kith & kin… and even more Thanksgiving themes shots of alcohol.      Enjoy… but don’t drink n’ drive!

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The Nouveau Nomenklatura

     A century and a half ago, James FitzJames Stephen said something rather prescient:      People came in time to regard their rulers rather as their own agents and the depositaries of their own power than as antagonistic powers to be kept … Continue reading

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News of the Week (November 24th, 2024)

  News of the Week for November 24th, 2024

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Firing Line Friday: Do We Need Prisons at All?

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      When it comes to crime and punishment, we seem to go through cycles where high crime lead inevitably … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Crazy Colleges: Ecofeminist Ecomarxism; Planetary Healers; Radical Faeries

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: When stupidity and fantasy collide.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading

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The Madness Of Tucker Carlson

     Once upon a time, Tucker Carlson was a bowtie-wearing young man with insightful and thoughful ideas. Then, in a change of course, he began wearing a necktie and some time thereafter began speaking as a contrarian, speaking of economic ridiculousness … Continue reading

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Postmodern Critical Pedagogy

     Postmodernism and Marxist Critical Theory combine to create a hellish spawn, and it’s pedagogy targeted at young people. Logan Lancing examines this synthesis and what it means. I want to discuss a paper this morning, one that helped me understand … Continue reading

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