It is not about punishing one or two bad actors; it is about recognizing a toxic design logic that has become ubiquitous in social media.
How the U.S. Military’s Quiet Response to Atrocities Enables the Next One
Blaming the machine will be the first refuge of an empire that has spent decades perfecting the art of killing without accountability.
Blaming the machine will be the first refuge of an empire that has spent decades perfecting the art of killing without accountability.
When the Court Gets It Wrong: 11 Cases That Made Evil the Law of the Land
Our Supreme Court has not always aided the progress of humane endeavors in the USA; it has often hindered them.
Our Supreme Court has not always aided the progress of humane endeavors in the USA; it has often hindered them.
No, Tough Guy, You Are Not an Alpha Male
Humans evolved not by perfecting dominance, but by controlling it.
Humans evolved not by perfecting dominance, but by controlling it.
Why the US Government Is Losing Anti-Monopoly Cases Against the Tech Companies
We need a new antitrust orientation as the Chicago School anti-trust model no longer applies to the real world of tech monopolies.
We need a new antitrust orientation as the Chicago School anti-trust model no longer applies to the real world of tech monopolies.
The Bellwether in a Frog Suit: Han Beishi’s Environmental Art
The artist was inspired by learning that frogs, extra-vulnerable to environmental changes, are bellwethers for climate collapse.
The artist was inspired by learning that frogs, extra-vulnerable to environmental changes, are bellwethers for climate collapse.
Rethinking the Value of Punishment as a Form of Deterrence
Punishment makes us feel we have battled evil and won, but the real evil, unfair social and economic conditions, remains untouched.
Punishment makes us feel we have battled evil and won, but the real evil, unfair social and economic conditions, remains untouched.
The Weight of a Handkerchief
If everything goes well, and I think it will, I’ll keep trying to live with integrity, regardless of consequences.
If everything goes well, and I think it will, I’ll keep trying to live with integrity, regardless of consequences
Facebook Is Outsourcing Cruelty to AI
AI is not ready to do good things for masses of people, but it is ready to do harmful things.
AI is not ready to do good things for masses of people, but it is ready to do harmful things.
The God Whose Dance Holds Both Sorrow and Joy
This thought-experiment presented a tragic God, one who is bound to love but also to loss.
This thought-experiment presented a tragic God, one who is bound to love but also to loss.
Why ‘Exactly’ Do Right-Wing Christians Think They Are Jesus’ True Followers?
Many conservative leaders come from privileged, safe, comfortable backgrounds and see threats all around them.
Many conservative leaders come from privileged, safe, comfortable backgrounds and see threats all around them.
Generals of the World, Unite!
Perhaps only unionization can ensure that military prowess is valued over buns of steel.
Perhaps only unionization can ensure that military prowess is valued over buns of steel.
AI Merely Produces Baloney Sausage, Unless We Give It Power
AI can only choose words. It doesn’t mean anything it says.
AI can only choose words. It doesn’t mean anything it says.
The ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed’ in the Age of AI
At a time when AI challenges traditional notions of knowledge and teaching, Freire reminds us that education’s ultimate purpose is not the transfer of information but the humanization of all participants in a learning process.
At a time when AI challenges traditional notions of knowledge and teaching, Freire reminds us that education’s ultimate purpose is not the transfer of information but the humanization of all participants in a learning process.
From Civility to Spectacle: The Price of Tennis’ Passion
Let’s empower umpires to be stewards of respect, not just enforcers of rules.
Let’s empower umpires to be stewards of respect, not just enforcers of rules.
Don’t Take the Bait: The Psychology of Letting Insults Pass
Is striking back really the best option when someone tries to insult or provoke us?
Is striking back really the best option when someone tries to insult or provoke us?