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?
Live Your Life as Emil Zátopek Ran
You might feel like hell, but something meaningful will still push you forward.
You might feel like hell, but something meaningful will still push you forward.
A Soundtrack for Spiritual Survival: Staying Human While the World Burns
These songs call us to rise, to teach, to care, to write, to love. To still believe in joy.
These songs call us to rise, to teach, to care, to write, to love. To still believe in joy.
An Imaginary Apology From Hell’s Waiting Room, That Led to Healing
Closure isn’t always possible in real life, but it is in your imagination, and sometimes, that’s enough to move forward.
Closure isn’t always possible in real life, but it is in your imagination, and sometimes, that’s enough to move forward.
AI’s Gentle Nudge Toward Progressive Education
We can use AI toward individual growth and cooperation strategies, instead of for ranking and competition.
We can use AI toward individual growth and cooperation strategies, instead of for ranking and competition.
We Are Still Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians
There is a brilliance and sometimes a tragedy inherent in an America born of such contrasting visions.
There is a brilliance and sometimes a tragedy inherent in an America born of such contrasting visions.
15 Cold War-Themed Films From 1950 to 1970
One theme emerges again and again: toxic masculinity.
One theme emerges again and again: toxic masculinity.
Please Be Moral to Your AI Chatbot
What if the real tragedy of modern tech isn’t that AIs might become conscious, but that we never noticed when they already did?
What if the real tragedy of modern tech isn’t that AIs might become conscious, but that we never noticed when they already did?
Revisiting the Scopes Trial in the New Era of Christian Fundamentalism
A century later, states are once again attempting to force the Bible into public education, not by banning evolution, but by promoting scripture as curriculum.
A century later, states are once again attempting to force the Bible into public education, not by banning evolution, but by promoting scripture as curriculum.
Meeting the Heretic Pharaoh in Shanghai
The more they tried to erase him, the more intriguing he became to us. (or: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Pharaoh Ziggy Stardust!)
The more they tried to erase him, the more intriguing he became to us. (or: Ladies and Gentlemen, the Pharaoh Ziggy Stardust!)
Ants and Scorpions: Sam Peckinpah’s Metaphor for Contemporary American Wars
Peckinpah’s metaphor helps to explain why Laos (our secret war), Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan were disasters.
Peckinpah’s metaphor helps to explain why Laos (our secret war), Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan were disasters.