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The Tragedy of AI Coding
AI-assisted software development could have liberated programmers. Instead, it has become the latest way for Big Tech to confine us.
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What Hasan Piker Believes
He’s right to complain that a few provocative quotes do not capture his worldview.
The Only Thing the Houthis Have Done Successfully
What they do well is fight. Escalation against Saudi Arabia is assured.
Admiral McRaven: Public Execution Is Shameless and Ignoble
A government livestream of Nidal Hasan’s killing would put America in extremely poor company.
A Left-Wing Politics Based on Calling People Names
For Jennifer Welch, moving left and reviling Republicans are the keys to victory.
All the Things You’re Not Allowed to Say In Texas
The state now controls what professors can teach.
Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
Public Execution Won’t Have the Effect Trump Intends
Livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s death would only credit the Fort Hood shooter’s argument that this country is barbarous.
The Real Harm of a Public Execution
It is hard to appreciate how awful this viewing experience will be, until you have it.
The GOP’s Message to Immigrants
Be white and Christian, or America doesn’t want you.