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[…] America’s turn towards “competitive authoritarianism,” and the prospects for recov… on Why I fear things will end badly for…
On this topic, here’s an email I sent to faculty at my university this morning: — In today’s NYT (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/opinion/tech-free-college-spaces.html)…
In addition to being an exemplary scholar, Bill was a wonderful human being. He was very kind and giving to…
The American approach, which treats everything as a sort of commercial transaction may be crass, but it is nevertheless a…
[…] propos an earlier thread here, this essay is illuminating and somewhat […]
Capitalism + AI = disaster. How surprising. Capitalism + anything = disaster. Certainly our kind of capitalism. It is ironic…
[…] two attackers opened fired on a Hannukah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia. Because Australia is a civilized country,…
…Stephen Kershnar, whose constitutional and legal rights the university had been violating for some time. Philosopher Neil Feit tells me that Professor Lershnar, who has bee on paid leave for several years now, will be paid through August 2026. One hopes this move will add to the damages he wins in his lawsuit.
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