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security
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A Case for the Humanoid Ride-Along
AN OPEN LETTER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY FORCES I’ll open this with a simple idea: this is not a letter about technology. Instead, it is a letter about accountability,…
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Reflexive Control in the Age of AI
Security threats are often framed as direct attacks. Breaches, exploits, intrusions, and sabotage dominate attention. But Reflexive Control operates differently, because it doesn’t attack systems directly. Instead, it shapes the…
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When AI Becomes Epistemic Gatekeeping
Artificial intelligence can be an amazing tool if you understand its utility, but what if it is quietly pushing you away from the very things you need to see? That…
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The Crisis of Declining Literacy in the U.S.
I recently discussed reading habits and declining literacy rates in one of my Telegram groups. The discussion centered on “pleasure reading,” but as I thought about it further, something began…
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Knowing Your ID Rights During Police Encounters
Most people do not learn their legal ID rights (or any right) during a police encounter until after something goes wrong. At that point, confusion, fear, and misinformation tend to…
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The False Promise of Safety and U.S. Decline
Beware an overemphasis on safety! Weird thing to say, right? Allow me to explain. When examining the decline of the United States, one does not need to look far to…
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End of the Road, Revisited
Have you seen what gold has been doing? Are the forecasts finally upon us? In 2012, the documentary End of the Road: How Money Became Worthless made a claim that…
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When Emotion Outvotes Reason
The recent election in New York has captured national attention, not because of the typical partisan noise, but because a self-proclaimed socialist, using openly communist slogans, has taken power in…
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Orwell’s Warning About Feminism
George Orwell understood how authoritarian systems exploit zeal, and his insights remain relevant to modern movements such as feminism, especially in their Marxist and socialist forms.
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Why SNAP and Credit Cards Are Not the Same
There is a growing tendency to compare the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), distributed through Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with ordinary credit cards. The argument usually arises during discussions…
