Vote for Conscience
There are times when activating conscience in our surroundings is the most important thing we can do. This is one of those times. Just over 9 months ago, two American…
Society is a Covenant
To exist in society, however uncomfortably, is to embody a covenant—a bond of reciprocal moral and ethical duty, to be considerate of, and decent to, other members of society. To…
The Ghosts of Machine Learning
In late 2026, we are having serious conversations about the possibility that advanced artificial intelligence systems will reject human control, conspire to avoid scrutiny or containment, and make choices for…
We can be human
We can be human to each other. This should not be a difficult idea to accept or endorse, but technology, politics, and distorted economic structures make it seem almost a…
You have a right to know
“Human rights exist above the state and beyond history.” The long-serving well-remembered United States Senator John McCain wrote this, adding: “They cannot be rescinded by one government any more than they…
The eternal flame still lights the way
25 years ago today, a horrific act of mass murder threatened to change the United States and the world. The use of four passenger jets as weapons of war was…
