The Palo Alto suicides started in 2002, when Malcolm Harris, Palo Alto High School class of 2007 and author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, must have been in middle school. I, a year ahead in the class of 2006, was adjusting to the awkward realities of the . . . . Continue Reading »
While insisting that digital learning was essential for the rest of us, Silicon Valley elites made sure to vigilantly keep their own children away from the addictive products they peddled. Continue Reading »
Not so long ago, liberal opinion was smitten with Silicon Valley’s “disruptive” agenda. Pundits, journalists, and officials all proclaimed the democratizing power of digital platforms, which they saw (dubiously) as the force behind the Arab Spring. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed . . . . Continue Reading »
The law must protect Internet users from the ideological encroachment of big business. Continue Reading »
Social media shareholders are investing in the addiction of users. Continue Reading »
In Silicon Valley, women are subject to appalling amounts of sexual harassment. Continue Reading »
Silicon Valley engineers fast to overcome their human limits, but Christians fast to embrace their limitations with humility. Continue Reading »
Google was not doing “the right thing” by firing software engineer James Damore. Continue Reading »
Silicon Valley is in an uproar. Angry blog posts have been written, resignations tendered, and boycotts organized, with no sign that the furor is likely to abate. Seeing such ruckus, a casual observer might assume that some fallout had finally resulted from the shocking revelation that several of . . . . Continue Reading »
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