Author: Jim

Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: When It Comes to Big Tech, Enough Is Enough

We need a nimble, adaptable new agency with the expertise, resources and authority to rein in the tech giants that control our digital lives.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/opinion/lindsey-graham-elizabeth-warren-big-tech-regulation.html?smid=em-share

Democrats and Republicans Are Living in Different Worlds

How you view the crisis of men and boys — and whether you think there is one — is just one of the ways you reveal your political leanings.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/opinion/masculinity-gender-gap-2024.html?smid=em-share

‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.

Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/technology/artificial-intelligence-models-chat-data.html?smid=em-share

Wonking Out: Discombobulation, Recombobulation and Disinflation

Many commentators are crediting disinflation to the Fed’s interest rate hikes, but the more you look at that claim, the less plausible it seems.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/opinion/inflation-federal-reserve.html?smid=em-share