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An Urgent Appeal to President Biden and Former President Trump
Dear President Biden and Former President Trump, I am writing to appeal to your integrities, to your finest qualities. I am writing as a concerned citizen who deeply values the democratic process and our nation’s future. I am writing to kindly request that both of you withdraw from the upcoming presidential race. In short, please […]
Artificial Intelligence is often Wrong
Yes, artificial intelligence (AI) is often wrong. Admittedly, this digital wunderkind can spout smooth sentences with amazing ease, but its results cannot be trusted. If you’re looking for facts, say by using an AI chatbot such as ChatGPT, watch out! (A chatbot is a computer program that uses AI to answer questions in verbal form, […]
What are the Dangers of Artificial Intelligence?
What are the dangers of artificial intelligence? Will AI extinguish human life? Could AI wipe out civilization as we know it? A crowd of experts assert that it could. You’ve probably read the stories over the past couple of days. An outfit called the Center for AI Safety (a San Francisco-based organization that few know […]
The Ominous Threat of Surging DEI
The ominous threat of surging DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) powers on college campuses was again evident last month when campus security officers barged into a law classroom at Ohio Northern University and escorted Professor Scott Gerber to the dean’s office with armed police following down the hall. The professor was immediately barred from teaching, […]
How Can Smart People Think Differently From Me?
How can smart people think differently from me? How do they develop opinions so contrary to mine? If they’re so smart, I reason, why don’t they see the light? It’s a well-worn riddle. Well, thanks to a stroke of serendipity, I’ve come to see clearly how conflicting views may be formed, more specifically how a […]
The Scary World of Dietary Supplements
Are you aware of the scary world of dietary supplements? I am, and I still ingest a good number of them, as I’ve mentioned here earlier (See here). Am I nuts? Maybe. As you know, dietary supplements can be purchased “over the counter” with no apparent restrictions. Although the packaging of these supplements almost always […]
Physicians are Losing Their Authority
Physicians are losing their authority, a power they once had in abundance. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you may remember that I touched on this topic when I dissected the exorbitant costs of our current medical care (click here to see that article). As I pointed out there, the days of […]
Exorbitant College Costs and Campus Troubles. What Caused them?
If you’re a college student, or a parent of one, or if you just wake up most mornings, you already know a lot about our exorbitant college costs and campus troubles. But do you know what caused them? Do you know why college tuitions have gone crazy? Do you know who’s to blame? I’ve found […]
The Wooden-Headed World of Woke
Have you been following the wooden-headed world of woke? The nonsensical, fatuous, obtuse, moronic, dimwitted, imbecilic, and dopey world of woke? Admittedly, the word means different things to different people. To read a broad view of the varied meanings click here. One of the least divisive definitions of woke I found is “alert to and […]
Is It Racist To Ask What Field You Work In?
What is your field of work? Apparently some individuals deem that to be an unsettling question. Let’s examine this viewpoint. Please take a moment to consider what the word field means to you. What does it bring to mind? I asked myself that question and instantly came up with a stream of impressions: baseball field, […]
