A Philosopher’s View of the World
Voter/Election Fraud
Back in 2020 Joe Biden has won the presidential election. Trump then claimed that Biden won through fraud, something that even Fox News greeted with some skepticism. Trump even claimed,
Metaphysics of Time Travel: Grandaddy Issues
George enjoyed and hated the privileged position of being the grandson of Edgar the Tyrant, the man who had killed his kindly brother Sam. Edgar had conquered the Seven Systems
Expand or Suppress Voting?
Very broadly speaking, Democrats and Republicans have adopted two fundamentally different strategies for winning elections. These strategies are not used in every race and by every candidate but are generally
Religious Freedom and Pandemics
Back in the last pandemic, lawsuits were filed by some religious groups because of restrictions imposed in response to COVID-19. If the government imposes similar restrictions during a future pandemic,
AI in Higher Education: Three Threats
As I type this Microsoft’s Copilot AI awaits, demon-like, for a summons to replace my words with its own. The temptation is great, but I resist. For now. But
AI TA Persona
As professors we worry students will use AI to cheat (until it takes our jobs). But we can also transform AI into a useful and engaging teaching assistant by creating
Mighty Victims 4: Anecdotal Evidence
Power holders in the United States tend to be white, male, straight, and (profess to be) Christian. Membership in these groups also seems to confer a degree of advantage relative
Mighty Victims 3: Mighty, Yet Somehow Victims
When it is claimed that the “real victims” are white, male, straight or Christian, there is the obvious problem of explaining how this occurs. It cannot be that white,
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