I’ve been having difficulty getting behind the outrage of the alleged hacking of the election by Russia. While any interference in an election would be bothersome, something about this story did not sit quite right with me. This is not new for something that comes out of Washington. The average you and me are hardly […]
Today I Recommend 12/15/16
What every Browser knows about you This web publication is an active application, found posted on Reddit Eye spy your browser Would you like to know exactly what your browser is broadcasting to the Interwebs? This application will show you the split second that it’s loaded on your browser. Don’t worry, there is no direct […]
The New Media Scramble
Apparently, news media is hot…but I knew that, that’s why I’m here. What I really find amazing is the high profile people who suddenly became interested only because of an election, as if spammy news hadn’t been showing up in anyone’s Facebook feed until a week before the election. Suddenly, the Pope is interested. Obama was […]
Today I Recommend 12/8/16
My Unhappy Life as a Climate Heretic Web Publication: Wall Street Journal, by Roger Pielke Jr. Prepare the stake and the bonfire We live in a day where it’s hard to decide what we are most polarized about. For decades it was war but now most people are pretty OK with war, even most liberals. […]
Robots, AI, Jobs, and the Coming Greatest Social Upheaval In Your Lifetime
Quite a few of my friends and associates have strong opinions about how conservative economics should work. Issues such as sending jobs to Mexico or instituting a $15/hour minimum wage are presently front and center. (I’m not against keeping jobs in the United States, but I do feel slightly more sympathetic toward the idea of a living […]