The Pope and AI
Pope Leo, in Magnifica Humanitas, opposes AI because it further empowers the few who are enormously rich at the expense of the many and at the expense of those who are marginalized. Notice that the Pope uses neo-Marxist frameworks.
Trump’s Iran Predicament Is His Own Fault
Over the weekend, Iran and Israel launched direct strikes on each other for the first time since all parties agreed to a ceasefire back in early April.
Keynes the Man
Medieval Europeans Paved the Way for Freedom in the West
[The Medieval Constitution of Liberty: Political Foundations of Liberalism in the West, by Alexander Salter and Andrew T. Young, University of Michigan Press, 2023.]
Kitco Interview - Warsh Nomination Was the Biggest ‘Hit Job’ on Precious Metals
A Scholarly Takedown of MMT: Emmanuel Maggiori on the Theory’s Fatal Flaws
Why the CIA Covid Cover-Up?
On May 13, James Erdman III—an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)—bravely stepped forward to testify to the Senate Homeland Security Committee about a cover-up of the origins of the COVID pandemic instituted by the CIA’s leadership.
Self-Defense and the Right to Exclude
In recent days, as the trial unfolded of a horrific homicide at a track meet in Texas, public debate raged over the meaning of “self-defense.” While there are many different facets to the self-defense angle of that case, one key issue that is worth considering in more detail concerns the owner’s right to exclude anyone from his premises.
