Editorial Cartoon
Editorial Cartoon
Will AI destroy humanity?
In the "Terminator" movie series, the artificial-intelligence system known as Skynet is given control of the nation's nuclear weapons and uses it to try to destroy humanity. One reason that apocalyptic scenarios involving AI are implausible is that, having seen how that particular movie ...
Women keep politics honest
This is a generalization, I know. As Mark Twain is said to have said, "All generalizations are false, including this one." But there is growing evidence that women tend to be more protective of our American democracy than men. They are more willing to put their foot down when partisan schemers ...
Fuehrer Cult: America bends to strongman worship
The German term "Fuehrerkult" means what it sounds like: the cult of the leader. It refers more precisely to the cult created by, for and about one German leader in particular, and you can probably guess who. The cult of Adolf Hitler that dominated and devoured the Third Reich until the ...
Americans are right: Inflation is not just the Fed’s problem
Inflation hasn't gone away -- it's going up. With the midterm elections seven weeks off, that's a problem for the president and Congress. Voters hate inflation. They don't much like the cure either, and the cure has two parts. The Federal Reserve raising interest rates, like it just did, is ...
Hurts answers critics again with game-winning drive
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts showed the Tennessee Titans — and anyone else watching — just how well he can play quarterback. With no timeouts, 1:56 remaining and the Eagles trailing by three points on Sunday, Hurts led a nine-play, 65-yard drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to ...