A Confidence Game
A little more than a year ago, I wrote a post about my almost total…
Philosophy
Could Socrates Be an Alligator?
Photo by Simon Watkinson on Unsplash There's a very simple answer to the titular question…
Friends and Family
The Power of Showing Up
Me dancing in my "gangster pajamas" I tap-danced on stage in front of people this…
Language
Credit Where Credit Is Due
One of the big fears people have with ChatGPT and its ilk is that people…
Uncategorized
The Debt Ceiling and Why I’m Rooting for a Default
Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Unsplash It would be hard to not know that the…
Philosophy
Types of Inflation
Photo by regularguy.eth on Unsplash Most everybody knows what inflation is or, at least, has…
The Arts
Artificial Intelligence and the Art of Writing
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash I've written about artificial intelligence and writing before in…
Psychology
In an Interview with NPR, John Fetterman Advances the Mental Health Conversation
Pennsylvania senator, John Fetterman, recently spent six weeks in the hospital battling depression. He is…
Science and Nature
Is Digitalization Really Increasing Rates of Anxiety and Depression?
Photo by Conny Schneider on Unsplash I read an article called "Digitalization is increasing the…
Philosophy
A Look at ‘The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness’ by Wendy Syfret
Not long ago, I bought a copy of The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the…