Articles on this page address specific issues of current concern. In each article, I analyze a specific issue using the concepts and principles from my work. These articles are not political. In the event an article presents a positive or negative assessment of a proposal or policy supported by a particular political party, it will do so based upon fundamental principles and objective facts. These articles are analyses of specific issues and problems based on the framework presented in my book and in articles on the Resources page of this site.
Artificial Intelligence and Society
Artificial intelligence (AI) burst into the public discussion in the early part of 2023. Along with the overly optimistic views of what it would do for humankind came overly pessimistic predictions of dire consequences. As is the usual case, reality lies in the middle. What should citizens understand about this technology, and what should they…
General Election 2024
A Letter to Fellow Citizens Imagine it is Thanksgiving 2024, just a few weeks after the general election, and you are visiting with friends, colleagues, and family. Imagine those conversations are more pleasant, more unifying, more constructive, and more hopeful than they were following the 2020 general election, when the country was torn, angry, and…