We learn this week, that AI is going to kill us all. Actually, just a ten percent chance and maybe a ten-year time frame? Do you feel better now? Now Congress is going to ‘study’ it. Anthropic pledges to ‘slow down’. Double assurances. Just a few weeks ago, I suggested the timing of political change is folding, […]
The Coming Tragic Legacy of the Lindsay Clancy Case
I tried to ignore the Lindsay Clancy thing for weeks, not because I had a specific aspect to avoid but rather, because I first estimated it to be just another in an unending stream of tragic stories based in acute post-modern failure, primarily the flourishing fruit of progressivism. Then, I caught wind of the aftermath, […]
The Real Score About Young People Socialism and Getting Along in Life
It is now being said with some regularity that young people are being enticed to socialism en masse. I question this. Not that it hasn’t been the case before that revolutions favor the young. Not that it is no longer true that: if you’re not socialist in your youth, you have no heart, and, if […]
The Democrat Civil War Signs of An Uncertain Destination
The Democrat Civil War Signs of An Uncertain Destination I was in the middle of writing about the Democrat civil war but in the week + since I started that piece, I’m coming to the conclusion that its already over and won. A side has surrendered. Whatever Democrats had objections to the socialist takeover, an antisemitic takeover, […]
Happy 10th Birthday or Anniversary to Northeast Reader
Today is the tenth birthday or anniversary of Northeast Reader. This post is purely to mark the interval. Most of what I would say on this occasion is and was captured in the November 2024 updated text of the ‘About’ section so I won’t belabor those points. When I started, I did not have any […]
Commie Brains and Their Totally Sound Economic Theories
I’m starting to think I could do a whole series of articles talking about instances of idiocy, particularly the variety demonstrating low IQ. Germain to this piece, the topic is socialism/communism**. It’s a hot topic, given the present takeover war within the Democrat Party which I’ve addressed recently. More is coming in the future. This week, […]