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Who Was Kimberly Guilfoyle Married To?
Quick quiz.
Oct 13
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Who Is Trump Talking To When He Tells Zelensky to Stop Hitting Diesel?
On September 13, at his golf resort in Ireland, President Trump told reporters: “Zelensky has to do one thing.
Oct 11
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Rogue AI, or Sloppy Humans?
The Wall Street Journal headline says an Anthropic AI model “went rogue” and submitted a fake tip about an unsolved murder to the Philadelphia police.
Oct 10
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What Is a Stalemate, Anyway?
This draws on a running series covering the Iran war on this Substack.
Oct 9
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Is Anti-Israel the Same as Anti-Semitic?
Here is what this piece is not.
Oct 4
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Is Reading Fiction in School the New Latin?
Expose every kid to novels.
Oct 1
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The Media Was Right: Trump Is Lost and Desperate for an Off-Ramp
Just look at the evidence.
Oct 1
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September 2026
What Can the Evolution of Chess Teach Us About Education in the Modern World of AI?
The Chess Board Was Always Free
Sep 30
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No More Boots on the Ground
The future of policing the world
Sep 30
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The AI Detector Answers the Wrong Question
Machines have been writing text for more than seventy years.
Sep 28
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Time for Mark Carney and Canada to Lead the Free World and Defeat the Houthis
I read every day that Mark Carney is the grown-up in the room.
Sep 25
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Canada’s Enemy Is Canada, Not the US
Carney isn’t making Canada great again — Canada’s premiers just stopped preventing it.
Sep 24
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