The GOP Has Declared Open War On Trans People.
The American Right says that as much as 0.13% of suspects in mass shootings in recent years have been trans. Is this a reason to declare a cultural crusade against a tiny minority population?
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The Latest Woke Mob Is… Norfolk Southern Shareholders?
Norfolk Southern shareholders are angry that the company not only blew up a train in rural Ohio, but also that it bragged about its profitability and paid out lavish CEO bonuses just months before the catastrophic derailment.
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Republicans Hate ESG. What That Is, And Why It Matters.
Republicans have a new target: the woke agenda of “creating better market information.” It’s not a good look for a party that is really grasping at straws, but it also strains credulity to imagine that companies shouldn’t do things that they think are in their best interest.
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ChatGPT Fabricated A Plausible, But Incorrect, Biography Of Me.
In December, science and mathematics journalist Charles Seife was disturbed to learn that he, according to OpenAI’s new natural language
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New Ideas For Utility Policy (Idea No. 2)
In my last article, I looked at this question of “dig once” and how it might influence utility affordability and
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Dig Once, The Most Important Policy You’ve Never Heard Of
What if it were possible for us to have our cake, eat it too, AND save 80% or more on infrastructure costs? No, this isn’t the opening to a late night infomercial– it’s the introduction to a neat little idea called Dig Once!
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The Collapse Of SVB Is A Big Deal. It’s Not a Catastrophic Big Deal.
The tech world and the finance world are both abuzz this week over the nearly overnight collapse of Silicon Valley
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Midjourney AI: Escaping Down The Rabbit Hole
In recent weeks, I’ve done a cannonball off the high-dive into the deep end of the world of what I
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Can Utilities Be Held Financially Liable For Outages?
In the aftermath of recent power outages that saw as much as 20% of the population of the state of Michigan without power, this article outlines some ideas on what specific things we should be asking about or thinking about in trying to hold utilities accountable.
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The Anatomy of a Power Outage in Michigan
The power went out. Then the ice melted. A few days later, the snow came, and the power went out– again. Now that the snow is gone, what’s next?
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