A god in wrathWas beating a man;He cuffed him loudlyWith thunderous blowsThat rang and rolled over the earth.All people came running.The man screamed and struggled,And bit madly at the feet of the god.The people cried,“Ah, what a wicked man!”And —“Ah, what a redoubtable god!”

“What’s Behind the U.S. War on Science?” (The MIT Press Reader, June 22, 2021): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/whats-behind-the-u-s-war-on-science/

In sum, if there were a basic aim or goal behind social activism and whistleblowing which everyone can agree on, despite the disparate causes and issues which underpin the social activism and whistleblowing of the entire range and spectrum of those who engage in social activism and whistleblowing, it would be less government interference and … Continue reading Current Events, May 19, 2023 (Part Two) →

Whistleblowers have a long history of being maligned and suppressed in Washington, and this maligning and suppression is happening yet again as a few whistleblowers have stepped up in recent days to shed light on the corrupt practices of the FBI. The aim now in Washington is to undermine the credibility and legitimacy of these … Continue reading Current Events, May 19, 2023 →

And in regards to the concerns over whether AI will lead to millions upon millions of job losses, the likelier prospect is that AI will transform jobs. What we are engaging in now – namely, teaching machines what they need to know and teaching them what they need to learn and in turn inserting our data and … Continue reading Living Poetry →