Who Am I to You?
There is a pervasive tendency to label people we don’t like for some reason that offends us. Many labels are pejorative, meant not just to describe, but to tar.
Book Banning Counter Attack
Books are being banned as a radical right conservative battle with rights progressives have won over the years. This article offers some thoughts about who is going to win and what progressives can do to counter attack the book burners.
The struggle to make AI seem human
There are two opposing viewpoints about AI. One believes that the potential for AI is almost limitless and that it will ultimately reach human levels. The other, supported by linguistics says that's not likely.
Woke, Wokeness, Wokeism
This article focuses on the fortunes of the word "woke" and the change from its original meaning in the phrase "Stay woke" as a warning to an indictment of progressive politics.
Woke: the Concept and the Word
There's a battle being waged over the meaning and significance of the word "woke," a term that has it's origins in the Black community as part of the language for how to deal with racial prejudice.
Systemic Racism Has Got to Go
There's a debate in the U.S. as to whether systemic racism exists in the country. Some red states want to legislate the term away, to deny its existence. But is that going to be possible or even desirable?