Author: Jim
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
****** It May Be Time to Panic About AI. – Bots are starting to conspire with one another. Can they be reeled back in?
****** Against Oligarchy, Part III: Taxing Capital vs. Taxing Labor
The Two Great Threats to Truth Moral relativism and fanaticism may seem to have nothing in common, but they lead to the same result.
The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
Those who want to weaken the Spanish government, boost the European far right, and create turmoil inside the European Union lost little time in promoting images from Ceuta as soon as they arrived, @anneapplebaum writes:
NYTimes.com: This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran
This Is What My Father’s Assassination Taught Me About the War in Iran
After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/opinion/iran-revolution-father-murder-boroujerdi-grimm.html?smid=em-share
NYTimes.com: The War That Could Swallow the World
The War That Could Swallow the World
Whatever is happening in Iran, it isn’t working.
NYTimes.com: Stop Testing A.I. Like an App. Test It Like a Weapon.
Stop Testing A.I. Like an App. Test It Like a Weapon.
Responding to the safety risks A.I. pose means coming to terms with an uncomfortable truth: A.I. models are weapons.