AI and RealityArtificial intelligence is not new as a technology. What is new is that advances in computing combined with the accessibility of enormous…Jun 7Jun 7
Why Democrats scare me as much about Democracy as Donald TrumpTradeoffs. Life is a sequence of tradeoffs. I am trained as an economist, and economics is the science of tradeoffs. The most famous…May 16, 20231May 16, 20231
Who Should Own Your Medical Records?*Who should own your medical records?* This seems like a straightforward, even simple question. The obvious answer is you. However, while…Aug 1, 2022Aug 1, 2022
Thoughts on the Independent Legislature TheoryThe Constitution grants specific powers to the Legislatures of the States in four places: setting the rules for Federal elections…Jul 8, 20221Jul 8, 20221
Quest for Power: Politics in America 2022One of the greatest evenings of my life was Saturday, November 11, 1972. I was honored to be at a dinner party of eight hosted by John…Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
Covid 19 TodaySARS-Cov-2 gave the world a new pathogen, and we will have to learn how to live with it. More people will die every day now than before…Feb 20, 2021Feb 20, 2021
The United States of America 2021All Presidential candidates should be required to answer one fundamental question: At the end of your tenure as President what will be the…Feb 19, 2021Feb 19, 2021
The Road to Hell is Still Paved with AssumptionsWe need to stop talking about the post-Covid world. There is no such thing. Covid is not an event. It is not an invading army. Instead, it…Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
National Pandemic Response Act1. The Secretary of Health and Human Services is hereby designated the chief pandemic officer of the United States and is responsible for…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Creeping ComplexityThe optimized analog world of forty or so years ago was based on networks in which the nodes were humans. Sometimes they were imaginative…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020