Category Archives: Blog stuff

“One national survey of more than 1,800 higher education staff members conducted by consulting firm Tyton Partners earlier this year found that about 40% of administrators and 30% of instructions use generative AI daily or weekly — that’s up from … Continue reading →

“In 1982, the World Alliance of Reformed Churches declared that Apartheid is a heresy. Not only that it was a bad policy, or a violation of human rights, or a denial of the fundamental principles of liberal democracy. Not even … Continue reading →

“Every single case of hepatitis B in a child is a tragedy, because we have the tools to prevent this. So no number of children getting hepatitis B and developing chronic disease is acceptable in the U.S.” Go ahead and … Continue reading →

“Eisenhower saw the Interstate as a nation-building project, and in one sense he was right—but that vision came at the expense of the cities it was meant to serve. If there is freedom on the open road cutting through America’s … Continue reading →

“We’re not just talking about soap and water here. The best way to be clean online is to turn your daily wash into an endless assembly line of products that you can show off as part of a collection.” “This … Continue reading →

“This isn’t a debate about vaccine safety— researchers take that seriously and study it continuously. This is a coordinated campaign to undermine evidence-based medicine itself. When the nation’s top health official calls for retracting peer-reviewed research (a recent Danish study … Continue reading →

“Trump did not invent the fact that it’s expensive to be an American parent—and often expensive in absurd ways—but he sure is not helping the situation. Truly: Why is the government punishing me for purchasing a stroller?” “It can be … Continue reading →

“Donald Trump’s Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million combined to develop, work initially aimed at overhauling antiquated human resources systems.” But don’t worry, some … Continue reading →

“Veterans hospitals are struggling to replace hundreds of doctors and nurses who have left the health care system this year as the Trump administration pursues its pledge to simultaneously slash Department of Veterans Affairs staff and improve care.” “A string … Continue reading →

“Is the Government Still Collecting Inflation Data?” “How a Nazi-Obsessed Amateur Historian Went From Obscurity to the Top of Substack”. “A display at the Smithsonian Institute, focused on the extremely rare practice of presidential impeachment, has now been altered to … Continue reading →

There is an X Files Little Golden Book, for the slightly offbeat preschooler in your life. “Governments Are Legally Required to Address Climate Change, Top Global Court Says”. “Here’s the bottom line on pregnancy and antidepressants, according to that best … Continue reading →

“What can I say? There’s an ingrained and often stifling politeness that’s bred into us in the American South. Even though I knew I was talking to a machine, I couldn’t not be nice to it.” “I’ll go down this … Continue reading →

“The NFL craves Canada more than ever. There’s untapped corporate money, growth in youth football, philanthropic connections and long-term fans to help build a league with massive, global plans. Buffalo, a small-market club with 60 percent of its market population … Continue reading →