Robots and Artificial Intelligence
Kerby Anderson Two recent articles illustrate our uncertainty about the future of technology. One proclaims that, “More than 70% of US fear robots taking over our lives.” Another is the special editio...
Hollywood Homicide
Kerby Anderson Whenever there is a shooting or a statistic about gun violence, many instinctively call for gun control. But I also know that some of my listeners instead point to the violence we see i...
Criticizing Silicon Valley
Kerby Anderson Two months ago, I wrote about how a few were starting to call some of the billionaires in the Silicon Valley “the new robber barons.” Most of the Silicon Valley companies seemed untouch...
Seattle Economics
Kerby Anderson The Seattle City Council’s latest public policies provide perfect examples of why we need more economic education. A recent column by George Will reminds us that economic illiteracy and...
Gun Control Arguments
Kerby Anderson Meredith Dake-O’Connor wrote about 6 Reasons Your Right-Wing Friend Isn’t Coming to Your Side on Gun Control. I hope others will use this sort of format to express why people aren’t con...
Harvey Weinstein and Feminism
Penna Dexter The Harvey Weinstein story provides fresh evidence that Hollywood’s feminist values do not make a better world for women. The open secret that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been...
Stand Strong America
Kerby Anderson America is at a turning point, and we live in a world of uncertainty and fear. We need real answers and courage to stand strong. We need a vision of hope that reignites the fervor and c...
Police Shooting Statistics
Kerby Anderson News stories have been filled with statistics about police shootings. Although many of these statistics seem contradictory, they are remarkably consistent when you dig deeper. Let’s st...
Global Middle Class
Kerby Anderson Globalization has benefited most everyone on this planet except for the middle class and especially people in the working class. A chart posted by Timothy Carney shows how the global po...
Daddies or Dummies
Kerby Anderson On various television sitcoms, a Dad acts like a buffoon every 3.24 minutes. That was the conclusion of a small study with the title Daddies or Dummies done by Savannah Keenan at Brigha...
Corporate Welfare
Kerby Anderson America may be a divided country politically, but there are some issues where there is near universal agreement. That would certainly be the case with corporate welfare, or what many ca...
Pain-Capable Bill
Penna Dexter There’s not an American who doesn’t decry the shocking Las Vegas murders. But we, as a nation, turn our backs on the torture of unborn babies. In recent days, the House of Representative...
