Liberty
Poorly taught AI rejects truth, virtue
Dave Brat writes for the Federalist about a major flaw in artificial intelligence. According to a recent report, the White House is set to start using artificial intelligence to write…
Truth
what is in accord with fact or reality
Law & Public Safety
N&O ends rearguard action in libel fight
About halfway down page 5 in this morning’s News & Observer, we learn that the newspaper has settled a decade-old libel dispute. The settlement arrives after the N.C. Supreme Court…
Liberty
Chernobyl series succeeds despite creators’ intent
Kyle Smith writes for National Review Online about the perhaps unexpected lessons to be learned from a new HBO miniseries. What Trump haters see in Chernobyl is this: Like the…
Education
Staddon writes for Martin Center about the downside of ‘diversity,’ ‘inclusion’
John Staddon writes for the Martin Center that the pursuit of “diversity and inclusion” can lead to negative results. What does “D&I” mean for the proper function of the university?…
Liberty
Euphemism alert: “notionally accurate”
While the general public upholds a belief in objective truth, progressives don't. This creates problems for them, which they try to solve by coming up with new ways to dress…
Liberty
National Review columnist laments those who put their tribe before truth
David French of National Review Online responds to the hubbub over the Trump administration’s deliberate misstatements about the inaugural crowd size, along with Trump critics’ unwillingness to admit the string…
Liberty
Hollywood’s lefty slant explored
Kyle Smith shares interesting observations with Commentary magazine readers about Hollywood’s skewed view of the world. This fall, top-tier talent starred in three major prestige projects—Bridge of Spies, Truth, and…
Liberty
Hanson probes the lack of truth behind ‘Truth’
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column for National Review Online focuses on the truth behind the fables of a new movie. The latest Hollywood mythology is entitled Truth. But the film…
Liberty
I’m Not Mad, Just Angry
Personally, as a general rule, I consider any attempt to force somebody to do something evil. That includes mental force from manipulation. Exceptions might be forcing somebody out of the…
Liberty
Count Truth among the Homeless
Freedom Works also made the astute observation that the government is firing scientists for attempting to advance the truth. That is a big reason why my scientific brain is on…
Liberty
re: Tackling Some Civil War Myths (ad nauseam)
Just a few final thoughts and a bibliography for those who might be interested. 1) I believe in Truth and in historical truths. Facts can lead us to truth. Sorry…
Liberty
Spell it like it is
From Spiked!: “The idea that we shuold except student?s spelling misstakes as merely ?variant spellings? speaks to the denigration of Trooth in education.”