A Regime of Machines

by Peter J. Leithart

In a regime of automation, the spirited man comes to seem dangerous, “maladaptive,” “a bug in the system.” Continue Reading »

17 Jul 2020

Assisted Suicide By Zoom

by Wesley J. Smith

The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying recently published formal guidelines that permit doctors to assist suicides via the Internet. Continue Reading »

5 Jun 2020

Back to the Future

by Peter Thiel

When Boeing introduced its flagship 707 jet airliner in 1958, the power to cruise at 977 kilometers per hour did more than enable routine transcontinental commercial flights. It fed the optimistic self-understanding of a society proud to have entered the Jet Age. More than sixty years . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2020

Algorithm Religion

by John Waters

The self-driving car is coming. It is not just possible but a virtual—so to speak—certainty, within perhaps a decade. Continue Reading »

4 Dec 2019

Demon Screens

by Mark Bauerlein

For adolescents, reading is a negligible activity—they reach for the phone before picking up a book, magazine, or newspaper.  Continue Reading »

11 Nov 2019

Becoming Robots

by Mark Bauerlein

In this episode, Marygrace Sexton and Mark discuss the dangers of technology and how to combat smartphone addiction. Continue Reading »

30 Aug 2019

Big Addiction

by Jon Schweppe

Social media traps users in patterns of addictive behavior; like gambling, cigarettes, and alcohol, it needs to be regulated.  Continue Reading »

13 Aug 2019

The Big Tech Threat

by Josh Hawley

Social media shareholders are investing in the addiction of users.  Continue Reading »

9 May 2019

Purity in the Digital Age

by Francis X. Maier

Little in the digital age is truly hidden. Continue Reading »

4 Apr 2019

A Counted People

by Marc Barnes

The Times of Israel recently reported that archaeologists had uncovered a “miniscule biblical stone weight” from excavations of the foundations of the Western Wall of the Second Jewish Temple. It is round, about the size of a marble, and marked with the Hebrew word beka. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2019