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Our Better Angels Better Show Up
A good friend and I have what we call our “Best Friends Thursday” lunches, where we catch up on the events of the day, primarily local matters. He recently said, “I enjoy your commentaries, but I wish you’d write about something other than Trump.” It’s a fair point, and I try to cover various issues. But this election is so...
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Our Better Angels Better Show Up
A good friend and I have what we call our “Best Friends Thursday” lunches, where we catch up on the events of the day, primarily...
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What Would Lincoln Say?
In the midst of relentless hyper-partisanship and division, I wondered what Abraham Lincoln’s take would be. Here’s what he might have said. What’s your perspective...
When Hate Becomes the Only Answer
Embed from Getty Images Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is a stark sign that political hate speech has taken on an urgency...
The Ethics of AI
Last Tuesday, I informed readers that I used an AI program to create a commentary celebrating the 4th of July. The program is ChatGPT, a...
“I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
Last week’s poetic verse, “Freedom’s Speech,” was authored by an AI program. With the 4th of July approaching, I wanted something special, something resonant enough...