Major donors to the Democratic Party panicked after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate appearance against Trump. Now the DNC is trying to reassure those donors, but what can they really say?
Adderall Shortage
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Supply-chain problems and a dysfunctional marketplace in the pharmaceutical space have contributed to a shortage of the anti-ADHD drug Adderall with no end in sight.
Ready Or Not
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Despite considerable evidence that artificial intelligence is far from ready for prime time, just about every technology you can think of is being outfitted with the feature. From search engines to automobiles, we’re putting our lives into the “hands” of A.I. that advises us, literally, to eat rocks.
Some Exceptions May Apply
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The Ten Commandments are back in the news now that Louisiana has ordered them posted in public school classrooms. It may violate the separation of church of state, but sometimes it’s interesting to see just how little Americans, who claim to be mostly Christian, uphold these basic tenets.
Sam Altman, Out-of-Control Monster
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Adhering to the Silicon Alley principle of “move fast and break things,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman embodies the rudeness, recklessness and apparent lack of concern for dangerous societal consequences that prompt many Americans to dislike tech titans. Last week alone, Altman made public apologies for a “breakdown in communication” with Scarlett Johansson over the use of her voice for ChatGPT and for equity clawback clauses in OpenAI employees’ exit agreements.
So. Proud.
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What does it say about America that our two major presidential nominees have to, respectively, avoid acting like a total nut or merely need to convince us that he’s fairly alive?
American Democracy Redux
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Long before the age of lawfare embodied by trials like those of Hunter Biden and Donald Trump, politicians were supposed to at least pretend to address the concerns of the voters.
In a World of Lunatics, the Sane Voter Is Terrifying
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Both major-party candidates are unpalatable to the vast majority of voters. Yet most of those very same voters respond to the suggestion that they cast votes for a third-party candidate as though it were outlandish.
CSI: Lawfare
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An elite team of opposition researchers scour their political targets’ backgrounds for evidence of prosecutable crimes.
Trump Convicted on the Wrong 34 Counts
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Donald Trump committed countless crimes without being held accountable. So it’s a weird reflection of our societal priorities that the one offense for which he is being held accountable is a relatively trivial paperwork charge.
