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A New Gilded Age with a Technological Twist

Introduction Along with many observers I was taken aback to see a platoon of technology billionaires, worth more than $1...

AI Point/Counterpoint Position Statement

Progress and Poverty: The Great Debate – Episode 1: Is AI a Curse or a Blessing for Humanity? Opening Statement...

AI Social Risk? Real or Imagined by AI?

Introduction The development of AI has been centuries in the making. We notice it’s seeming instantaneous emergence in recent years...

Eat the Poor, Boise Edition

To wring every last penny from people who have to count their pennies. In a nation with so many problems,...

The U.S. Has No (And Never Could Have A) Debt Crisis

By Dr. Marty Rowland and Dr. Walter E. Perry There is total confusion on both sides of the aisle (or...

Tech Driven Monopolies and the Threat of Innovation

“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown” – Shakespeare. Introduction If you were born in the 1990s you might...

South Africa: Land of Hope and Many Sins

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a...

Erie, Pennsylvania: Missteps and Next Steps (Part 1)

This saga is slowly unfolding in Erie, Pennsylvania. By slow, we mean since 1960. Continue reading to see how this...

What’s Increasing Dramatically in Somalia?

“Every Somali wants to live in Mogadishu. Until that changes, I don’t see anything changing. Prices will keep going up”...
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