Lets take a step back for a moment and look at Mexico and its relationship with the United States. Like many throughout the rest of the developing world, a lot of people in Mexico would like to migrate to the United States. Trump’s opposition to their would-be immigration is the basis for much resistance and fear. […]
TIR 2/11/17: The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class
The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class Web Publication: Wired, by Cade Metz Pull back the curtain and lets look at how AI (artificial intelligence) scientist are viewing the next step in the progression of the non-human intelligence. But first a glance backward: AI has been coming along quite well […]
TIR 2/7/17: Media – Two Extremes, Same Tactics
This insight will require you to examine two articles dealing with A) the extreme right and B) the extreme left. Here they are: I Helped Create the Milo Trolling Playbook. You Should Stop Playing Right Into It Web Publication: Observer.com By: Ryan Holiday Anti-Milo organizer: Window-smashing Cal protest ‘stunningly successful’ Web Publication: San Francisco Chronicle […]
The Trump Scorecard 2/8/17
A summary look at hot news issues surrounding Trump during the past week. Where Trump’s initiatives should succeed: Secretary of Education | The much-hated DeVos has been confirmed as Secretary of Education. It boils down to this: If the teacher’s unions should dictate education via Washington, DeVos is a tragedy. Citing her wealth, her gaffs, […]
TIR 2/7/17: Can Farming Solve Detroit’s Postindustrial Blues?
Can Farming Solve Detroit’s Postindustrial Blues? Web Publication: Vice, by Mark Sundeen A better question for this article presented by Mark Sundeen might be: Can Farming Solve America’s Post-Robotized Blues? While this is essentially a feel good story about down and out Detroit with unique conditions regarding land, property values, social and economic destruction, and […]