The Israeli-Palestinian conflict reignited again. It festers endlessly, bursting out every few years. No one has ever addressed the cause. Within the past several days, thousands of people have died because of politicians’ and pundits’ illusions that the real problem will disappear by avoiding addressing it. Ergo, again, the media…

The fall is nearly here. It is time for retirees in the United States to select their renewal Medicare plan. Younger people do not pay attention. They should; their money is at stake in the decisions of their parents, grandparents, and other senior family members. There will be a deluge…

Two university professors, Liran Einav from Stanford and Amy Finkelstein from MIT, hope God is wrong. Their newly released book, “We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care,” presents their vision of reforming health care in the United States. They looked around the world and saw that all developed nations…

Below, I summarize my opinions about AI, as my submission to the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy in response to the “Request for Information: National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence.” My sincere thanks to Shelly Palmer for bringing that request to my attention. Can AI detect human misinformation? …

In my previous text, I grilled ChatGPT on immigration. I was disappointed that it operates within the same information set we hear daily in the mainstream media. If politicians and pundits got our immigration problems right, we would not have illegal immigration. ChatGPT is not intelligent enough to arrive at…

Encyclopedia Britannica says that human intelligence is a “mental quality that consists of the abilities to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to manipulate one’s environment.” If one wants to believe what the media and politicians are saying, we now face…

John J. Mearsheimer and Jeffrey D. Sachs misinform about Ukraine — John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is known for his controversial opinions, but Americans rarely see him on TV. Recently, he gave a lengthy interview at CGTN, the international division of the official TV network in…

on February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago. Since then, pundits and politicians have kept repeating the same warning, that we must respond cautiously to avoid WWIII. It does not seem to work. The longer Russians continue their aggression, the higher are the chances of the war spreading. With the two previous…

… by someone who is not a billionaire yet — Welcome, aspiring billionaires. Below, you will find the information helpful to fulfill your dreams. Or to realize it likely will not happen. I am writing this, having been inspired by the book by Jason Calacanis, “Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups — Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who…