I recently watched the movie, Oppenheimer, and I am now reading the book, American Prometheus.  One inescapable message presents itself: We have been living in the Atomic Age for almost 100 years. Some will think it premature to say that we are entering a new Age, the...

We all know that the first attempts to harness nuclear energy for electricity have gone awry in Russia, Japan, and here in the United States. However, smaller and more efficient nuclear reactors using different and more advanced technology are on the horizon. As a...

The American Prometheus is a recent biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. The movie Oppenheimer comes out in Imax on Friday. I am looking forward to reading the book and watching the film. The title of the book makes an appropriate allusion to Prometheus, the mythical...

Most kids have an app to distort human faces into bunny rabbits or trolls. They find it amusing and they may be doing themselves a favor. They are desensitizing themselves to a real problem that we will all face in the very near future, the Uncanny Valley. The Uncanny...

The Supreme Court of the US finished up a session with three significant decisions, each of which will be discussed briefly below. First, however, take a look at the cartoon above which accurately depicts the current situation with a slightly more conservative and...

George Orwell was writing and completing his extremely popular dystopian novel, 1984, in 1948. It is believed he arrived at the final title by transposing the last two numbers of the year. As a writer of fiction, I pay homage to George Orwell’s vision by setting all...

The onset of AI technology is poised to revolutionize our lives. In fact, it is already doing so, but the changes due to AI will be exponentially more significant in the near future than the changes that have already occurred. Many people have reservations, and they...

Imagine a world where the government sends you money every month. Imagine a world without corporate tax loopholes. Imagine a world without the need for the intrusive government bureaucracy known as the IRS. The current United States tax code is 2600 pages. Including...

America is a competitive, free-enterprise, Democracy. Hard work, taking initiative, and determination are eventually rewarded. That’s how it is, and I believe that is how it should be. My friends on the left, and 63 % of all Americans, believe race should be factored...

My house has a main water shut-off valve out by the street. Your house probably does too. Inside our houses, we have a valve at every sink and tub remaining closed until water is needed. It’s a sensible arrangement that gives us reasonable control over the size of our...