Blog Posts

Oppenheimer and the Ethical Dilemma We Face

03.07.2026

From an economic perspective, speculation in AI is limiting our investment in other sectors of the economy: energy infrastructure, housing, strategic value networks, logistics, and business innovation. Too many land, water, and energy resources are being diverted for the construction of data centers. This comes at the cost of citizen consumers.

The Interior Wound and National Values

29.06.2026

There is an interview with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. that I keep thinking about. The interview, conducted by Geoff Bennett, aired on 15 June on PBS News Hour. Glaude is the author of the book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries. The conversation began with Bennett asking, “This book, you open it with…

Reading and the Mastication of Words

26.06.2026

There are books that, like fast food, we gobble up to satisfy our appetite. Other books are snack food to be nibbled on to gratify a craving, And then, there are those books that are served like a three course meals. We savor each bite, admiring the author’s mastery.