Artificial intelligence can be used to control, deceive, and manipulate, or it can be used to remind us of our progressive, revolutionary past.
Category: Kleptocracy
When countries are controlled by criminal enterprises
Something for the Kids, Dad, and Grandma
A simple message for people with access to a telephone, a mailbox, or the internet.
Losing the Asymmetrical Information Contest
Knowledge is power, and COMPLETE knowledge is absolute power. Those who display the greatest paranoia and fear of being controlled and manipulated are unwittingly being distracted by a regime that will make their most alarming fears a reality. While the extremists on the Left and Right are fighting wars over LGBTQ+ rights, a little company…
A Ten-Year Moratorium on AI Laws?
The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by our House of Representatives contains a 10-year moratorium on state and local laws concerning artificial intelligence (AI). There is much to consider in House Bill 1 (its official name is “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”). We know the bill has lots of pork, but if anyone criticizes this bill,…
The TACO President
President Trump’s erratic “the-world-is-on-fire” executive orders, pronouncements, and tweets have left the world’s economies and markets in chaos. Perhaps that’s what he wants… or maybe he doesn’t know what he wants. Possibly, he paid someone else to attend his world economy classes at the Wharton School. There is usually a method to anyone’s madness or…
Still Trying to Make It
An update on a post from May 17, 2025 The ninth launch of SpaceX’s Starship ended with two explosions, or, in Musk’s lingo, “rapid unscheduled disassemblies.” Not only did the booster explode after sending the second stage into low Earth orbit, but the second stage also disassembled over the Indian Ocean after going into an…
Fake It Until You Make It
The week of May 19th could be redemption or yet another embarrassment for Trump’s sugar daddy. America’s favorite African-American recently said, “Just before the Starship flight next week, I will give a company talk explaining the Mars game plan in Starbase, Texas, that will also be live-streamed on X.“ Until Tesla’s value began to fall…
Making America Stupid Again
There can no longer be any doubt. The Trump Administration is hellbent on destroying American higher education. Trump is attacking higher education, as Mussolini did in 1931, Mao in 1968, and Viktor Orban in 2019. All dictators want to neuter and control the intellectual gold mines of their societies. This impulse is fueled by the…
Truth and Character
On May 12, 2025, retired General Stanley McChrystal was interviewed on The Daily Show. Among the wide-ranging topics discussed were personal character and fidelity to the truth. He was asked if he ever called or texted his wife with, “Hey honey, we are bombing Kabul today.” He said certainly not; if he had, he would…
The Wrecking Ball from Queens
He is the Destroyer of Casinos, Hotels, Sports Leagues, and the World Economy. Did Donald J. Trump drive four significant real estate investments into bankruptcy and the United States Football League out of business? Yes, he did, and he should be called the Wrecking Ball from Queens. Trump lost the Trump Taj Mahal, his personal…