The Hard Question of Affirmative Action and Slavery
During oral arguments for the biggest Supreme Court cases, the justices’ questions are often pointed, meant to advance their own view of the case. Conservative justices ask friendly questions of…
Kevin McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Dilemma
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In Transylvania, Anyone With $200 Can Live Like a King. (Well, One Specific King.)
There isn’t a front desk or even a lobby at the Prince of Wales Guesthouse, a trio of rustic buildings beside a 350-year-old village in Zalán Valley in Transylvania. Check-ins…
New Orleans Mayor Moves Past Failed Recall Effort, but Unease Persists
NEW ORLEANS — The murder rate in New Orleans had surged, becoming the nation’s highest. Car thefts were nearly constant, basic city services were lagging and critics organized a recall…
Scotland’s Coronation Day: Charles Souvenirs, Anti-Monarchy Rallies and Shrugs
As co-leader of the Scottish Green Party, Lorna Slater attended three official ceremonies honoring the death of Queen Elizabeth II, including her state funeral. But she won’t be going to…
When A.I. Chatbots Hallucinate
When did The New York Times first report on “artificial intelligence”? According to ChatGPT, it was July 10, 1956, in an article titled “Machines Will Be Capable of Learning, Solving…
What Exactly Are the Dangers Posed by A.I.?
In late March, more than 1,000 technology leaders, researchers and other pundits working in and around artificial intelligence signed an open letter warning that A.I. technologies present “profound risks to…
Why Is the US Wiring Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts? | naked capitalism
The New York Times had quite the interesting piece buried in its science section on April 28. Titled “U.S. Wires Ukraine With Radiation Sensors to Detect Nuclear Blasts,” it claims sensors…
Opinion | A Hot Mess in the Georgia Republican Party
Here’s a head scratcher for you: What happens when the leadership of a political party becomes so extreme, so out of touch with its voters, that it alienates many of…
Kyrsten Sinema’s Party of One
She got her way in the end. On Nov. 5, 2021, the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in the House. Ten days later, Biden signed it into…