The Many Layers We Wear, of Fear, Anger, and Hope
Ethics & Values
Oleksandra Matviichuk: Restoring the Human Dimension in Ukraine’s War Amid Geopolitics, Propaganda, and Power Politics
While global diplomacy obsessively talks territorial lines, the core failure in Ukraine peace efforts is that human rights and lived human suffering have been sidelined.
“Politicians discuss territories as if they were empty spaces, but they are not. Millions of people live there. These people are now in a grey zone; they have no tools to protect their rights, their freedom, their property, their lives, their children, or their loved ones.”
Supergirl Didn’t Fall. She Burned Up Entering the Manosphere
How toxic content creators have ruined comic movie fandom
How toxic content creators have ruined comic movie fandom
This July 4, Celebrate the Idea That the People Are Supposed to Be in Charge
As we celebrate our country's 250th birthday, the most patriotic thing we can do is remember whose hands this country is supposed to be in: ours.
As we celebrate our country’s 250th birthday, the most patriotic thing we can do is remember whose hands this country is supposed to be in: ours.
America 250: Echoes of the Buy-Centennial
Fifty years ago the United States ‘celebrated’ our nation’s founding with red, white, and blue junk from sea to shining sea. As the Semiquincentennial looms, we still haven’t learned our lesson.
Fifty years ago the United States ‘celebrated’ our nation’s founding with red, white, and blue junk from sea to shining sea. As the Semiquincentennial looms, we still haven’t learned our lesson.
Code Is Becoming Cheap, Judgment Is Becoming Expensive
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.
Dusting the Tongue for Prints
How imitation reveals itself over time.
How imitation reveals itself over time.
Miro Vanadze on War Injuries, Ukraine’s Fight, and Independent Journalism
How does Miro Vanadze describe MMA rehabilitation, Ukraine’s war against Russia, and why the Kremlin fears independent journalists?
Miro Vanadze: “Russia is afraid of the truth. That is why they hate independent journalists.”
The Sad 250th Birthday of a Nation (Ours) Gone Horribly Wrong
There’s not much to celebrate, as the pathetic collapse of the US intensifies.
There’s not much to celebrate, as the pathetic collapse of the US intensifies.
From Croissant to Farmscraper
Why even Artificial Intelligence struggles to dream outside the box — and why we must.
Why even Artificial Intelligence struggles to dream outside the box — and why we must.
Opinion: The MAHA Movement’s Worrisome Embrace of Ibogaine
The Trump administration is promoting a risky remedy for opioid addiction while slashing support for proven treatments.
The Trump administration is promoting a risky remedy for opioid addiction while slashing support for proven treatments.
Courting Fascism: Facing Trump’s Supreme Coup
When the law fails the people, where do they go?
When the law fails the people, where do they go?
Everywhere Insiders 55: Iran, Russia, Israel, Ebola, and Europe’s Security Failures
How does Irina Tsukerman assess Iran’s Strait of Hormuz pressure, Russia’s escalation rhetoric, Israel’s political crisis, the DRC Ebola outbreak, and Europe’s migration-security failures?
“The goal should not be collective punishment. It should be precision.”
Should Ais Be Required to Report a Human User Contemplating Violence?
These tragedies and others show that generative AI can potentially play a role in harming people, organizations and the environment.
These tragedies and others show that generative AI can potentially play a role in harming people, organizations and the environment.
Interview: California Lawmaker Calls for a Peptide Working Group
Legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a bill that would direct efforts to study and recommend use of certain peptides.
Legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a bill that would direct efforts to study and recommend use of certain peptides.
Stalking, Surveillance, and the New Violence of Obsession
The panopticon of envy
The panopticon of envy