Debunking AI Myths: A Review of ‘The AI Con’
February 23, 2026—Last Monday, I wrote about the idea of intelligence and mentioned that I was in the midst of reading The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype […]
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Horseshit, Elon Musk!
January 15, 2026 – As of today, it’s half a month since I was last on Facebook—half of my digital-dry January. It’s mostly been a good thing. I may continue […]
The Truth That Rich People Don’t Want You to Know
2020-08-03 – They talk a lot about competition and the invisible hand of Adam Smith and, yes, selfishness. Selfishness and invisible hands are what created the marvels of the modern […]
Why Doesn’t the GOP Just Lie to its Constituency about the Tax Bill?
2017-11-20 – Why doesn’t the GOP just lie to its constituency about the tax bill? You might say, “Steve! Haven’t you been listening? They lie about it every day!” If […]
GOP Tax Plan Builds a Wall to Keep You Out of the Economy
2017-11-20 – Donald Trump promised to build a wall. And he’s doing it (trying at least). It’s not the border wall he talked about during his campaign. That isn’t grand […]
A Christian Version of Sharia Law?
2017-10-12 – The other day, my Facebook feed brought me this gem: “No birth control – and abortion restrictions. Gee, kinda sounds like a Christian version of Sharia law to […]
Are the Corporations in Charge?
2017-10-05 –The other day, I saw a plea from some liberal organization in support of LGBT rights. It asked Apple and Facebook and Google and Microsoft and Amazon not to […]
Corporate Taxes Are Broken—But Don’t Look to Smaug (I mean, Trump) for the Fix
2017-04-27 – So we’ve now got an outline of tax reform according to Trump. There’s nothing really new here. It’s standard Republican tax reform. Huge breaks for the hoarding class […]
Economic Development in the Heartland Shouldn’t Be Deplorable
2017-04-13 – There’s been a debate among Democrats about how to see Trump supporters. Are they the enemy? Or are they folks who have been ignored, who might be won […]
Passover, the Estate Tax, and Thomas Jefferson
2017-04-11 – During the Passover Seder we sing a hymn that recounts the blessings that the Israelites experienced during the exodus from Egypt. At the mention of each blessing we […]
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