Current events

I just became aware of the Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative webpage at Stanford. You may not be able to see it if you are not affiliated with Stanford. I would love to post a pdf printout of it but I am sure someone at Stanford would claim I violated some rule. I will report […]

In the past two weeks, I have heard people argue that Putin has lost his mind, that his Covid isolation has warped his mind and that perhaps he is dying and wants to leave with a bang. While these conjectures may be true, I prefer to first analyze this from a “rational actor” point of