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Now that we’re a few days past the 25th anniversary of the 9-11 Twin Towers attack, and have caught our breath, there are conclusions to be…
In many ways, Osama bin Laden accomplished every wish he had against America, and then some.
 • Jim Freeman
Understanding AI Technology Doesn’t Mean AI Understands the Job.
There seems to be a broad misunderstanding among Altman and his fellow AI enthusiasts, like Elon and even Zuckerberg (who understands the least of them…
 • Jim Freeman
There’s a Lot of Company Under the Administrative Bus
Yeah well, I’m not sure anyone could count them from memory, without taking time to consult an AI source.
 • Jim Freeman
I’m Told That Prediction Markets Are the New Fad in America Although, Like Cryptocurrencies, They’re Simply a New Route to Vegas, Without an…
Americans, one must admit, are largely addicted to gambling.
 • Jim Freeman

August 2026

The Supreme Court Could Release an Opinion Any Day on the Legality of President Donald Trump’s Effort to Construct a Grand Ballroom on White…
Ignoring its constitutional duties, as it has for much of this decade, the Supreme Court should be made to get off its well-cushioned ass, and stop the…
 • Jim Freeman
“Corporations,” He Said, “Have Neither Bodies to Be Punished nor Souls to Be Condemned. They Therefore Do as They Like.”
That was a quote from Edward Thurlow, a British lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1765 to 1778.
 • Jim Freeman
Are We Americans Living in a Pathocracy?
A ‘pathocracy’ is is defined as when a democracy is taken over by psychopaths.
 • Jim Freeman
The Divisive and Polarizing New York Times Wants Unity Above All Else
There are certain bedrocks of history that I have depended upon in my long life, and a middle-of-the-road NYTimes was one of them.
 • Jim Freeman
Autonomous drones and the future of war in an AI-driven world
Drones Are the Hot Topic These Days, and When the Fox Is Out, the Chickens Are at Risk.
 • Jim Freeman
Housing in America. “The Developer’s Job Is to Get the Maximum Profit, and the Government’s Job Is to Get the Maximum Affordability.”
If ever there was a definition of ‘cross purposes,’ that would serve as well as any.
 • Jim Freeman
Technology Allows ‘The Many and the Small’ to Defeat ‘The Few and the Large.’
And, of course, it’s not only technology.
 • Jim Freeman
Everyone Wants to “Fight the System.” We Might Best Define It First.
There are bunches of ‘systems,’ just as there are grapevines in a winery.
 • Jim Freeman
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