09 2026 March
The Wildly Effective #QuitGPT Movement May be the Easiest Boycott in Human History
The #QuitGPT consumer boycott movement is accelerating. More than 2.5 million people have chosen to delete ChatGPT and switch to another AI model such as Anthropic’s Claude....
Read Now05 2026 March
How Anthropic Is Winning the AI Platform Marketing War by Being Less Evil
Anthropic is winning the AI platform marketing war. In the quest to become the dominant category-defining player, OpenAI had the largest lead with ChatGPT. Then...
Read Now04 2026 March
The Professor Saving History and Truth with Guerilla Teaching Methods
When the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery changed the image of the current President in January, it also removed the original placard which mentioned Donald Trump’s...
Read Now03 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Another World Is Possible by Natasha Hakimi Zapata
What if you could study the best programs and ideas from around the world and offer an argument for how to replicate them elsewhere? That’s...
Read Now23 2026 February
Why Boycotting the State of the Union Address Is a Bad Idea
Every year in America the State of the Union is a speech given by the President to offer a summary of how the year has...
Read Now16 2026 February
Saving Science in the Age of the Modern Believability Crisis
Among scientists and believers of science alike, there’s a frustration with all the voices out there who question science. From conspiracy theorists to pseudoscientists, anyone...
Read Now04 2026 February
Ending Dual Citizenship Would Be a Disaster
There is legislation under consideration by the U.S. administration right now to end the opportunity for dual citizenship in America. Citizens who hold multiple passports would...
Read Now19 2026 January
America’s Data Blind Spot Is Real … and Getting Worse
One way to control the story about what’s happening in the world is to remove any data that can prove otherwise. That seems to be...
Read Now19 2025 December
Why Australia’s Ban on Social Media for Kids Under 16 Isn’t Pointless
Tech-savvy kids born in the mobile generation have lots of ways of circumventing just about any rule you put in front of them. Last week,...
Read Now21 2025 November
The Truth About Toxic Words and Why Word Policing Doesn’t Work
In closed meetings leading up to the G20 Summit happening in South Africa this weekend, early reports note that in addition to the Trump administration...
Read Now06 2025 November
Why Zohran Mamdani Won the NY Mayoral Election
The day after stories of Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise and win of the NY city Mayoral election were everywhere this week. The best recap I read...
Read Now23 2025 October
Why Every School Should Teach Vergangenheitsbewältigung
The Flakturm IV bunker building was too sturdy to destroy. The WWII era air raid shelter used thick concrete walls that made it impenetrable during...
Read Now19 2025 September
The Clever Secret Message Behind South Park’s Delayed Episode
There was a new episode scheduled for South Park on Comedy Central last night. It never aired. When the announcement was made, it came alongside this...
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