Franke: Cowardly Google
by Mark Franke I have been looking for something, anything, that I can find as common cause with the progressive neo-socialists, and I think I may have found it. A petition was recently circulated among Google employees to disband a professional advisory board focused on the ethics of artificial intelligence development and application. The board’s Read the full article…
Schansberg: The ‘Meat Loaf’ Test
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. I’m not comparing government to dinner, but I could. Meatloaf the meal is a decent metaphor for government. It contains a mish-mash of ingredients. It can be pretty good, but only if it’s done just right. And like government, meatloaf is often mediocre and sometimes rough. Unlike government, meatloaf probably won’t Read the full article…
Morris: It’s Oprah
by Leo Morris I’m reluctant to make political prognoses because I’m so bad at them. But I’m going to ignore my misgivings and go way out on a limb, not with a prediction but a bit of whimsical speculation. I’m thinking of a potential Democratic presidential candidate – so far professing zero interest in the Read the full article…
Schansberg: State Government Waste
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. Stephanie Zepelin of WISH-TV in Indianapolis just aired a report, “Changes Made After I-Team Examines Millions in Lost State Property,” based on a database of state government assets that have gone missing. Her efforts help shine a light on a common problem for all levels of government. Let’s start by acknowledging Read the full article…
Penticuff: Pence at Taylor University
by David Penticuff No, there is no escaping our political divides these days. Everyone is a villain or hero. No one is just a teacher, reporter, preacher or, in this case, just a vice president. We simply can’t tolerate people who don’t agree with us and so we set about to make one another’s lives Read the full article…
The Outstater
Do you support reparations for slavery? “I absolutely believe that we need to have some kind of accounting for the persistent racial inequities today there by design because of part and present racism.” — Pete Buttigieg on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” REPARATIONS ARE beginning to make sense to me, but perhaps not in the same way Read the full article…
