First-semester freshmen will be spared the stress of final letter grades.
Socialism is not a passing thing but an arriving thing. It must be taken seriously as a factor in our politics and the Democratic Party. A CNN/SSRS poll issued this week reported 34% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning adults identify as “democratic socialists.” That number won’t be depressed by the success of Abdul El-Sayed, who won […]
Issue 310: The definitive Bret Victor essay ranking
It wasn’t good for Anthony Fauci or anybody else that he took the Fifth at his Senate hearing this week. That plus his diary may well have been a reputation-destroying event. It was obviously his right as a citizen to invoke the protections of the Constitution, and he surely had his reasons, but everyone who […]
Issue 309: The next design challenge is how humans and AI agents work together
Issue 308: How to not panic at work
This summer Colorado is under drought restriction, and we’re working with an arborist and landscaper doing our best to keep our 50+ year old trees alive and our Xeriscaped garden alive.
a metaphor I live by
I’m making myself write in public because taking the Seinfeld approach “don’t break the chain” has worked for me in the past when it comes to getting out of creative ruts, and I’m feeling like the time has come to invent something new and take some new risks and start a new chapter.
This last in a series on July Fourth themes is about a small sweetness that was gratefully received. As we near our 250th birthday, let us never forget the gift of the Scottish national soccer team and its followers, the famous Tartan Army—the pleasure and delight they gave as they marched through America, drank our […]