Face it, progressives. This is the absolute worst time in history to run out of other people’s money to spend.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani
That’s exactly what has happened in Chicago. And New York City is also facing fiscal Armageddon shortly after the almost-certain next mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has to propose his first budget.
There aren’t enough “rich people” to “pay their fair share” or “greedy corporations ” to “pony up” for the two cities to balance the books without huge tax increases. The budget shortfalls facing New York City, and especially Chicago, are historic and horrifying. Continue reading
I like pancakes as much as the next person. In fact, I like them better when I can order them alongside meatloaf and mashed potatoes at 1:30 in the afternoon while buying a Kenny Rogers CD (for a CD player I haven’t had in a decade) in the gift shop. That, my friends, is one of the privileges of being an American.
I have to admit that I am feeling pretty frustrated today. Last week, there was so much optimism that we could finally see peace, but now “war fever” has returned with a vengeance.
In the age of Trump, even the most boring of political positions can find themselves in the center of the political news cycle. In recent weeks, it has been the Bureau of Labor Statistics. After severe revisions to previous job reports, Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and has nominated E.J. Antoni, who – if nothing else – has claimed to be a fan of Murray Rothbard.
Welcome to Alligator Alcatraz – the detention center in the middle of the swampy Everglades, surrounded by razor wire, armed guards, and actual alligators.
I am an empath, and at more times in my life it has caused me much of my own grief – it’s the reason I feel so deeply saddened by everything I see across America that is working to destroy Her, especially as I look at the images of a sea of American faces and the despair we now see in the eyes of far too many, for all the reasons you are all too well familiar and understand.
Most people accept the moral prohibitions on lying, murdering, and stealing in their personal lives as well as in their business affairs. Why, then, does government – which is run by people – get a pass? Is ethics irrelevant in government affairs?
President Donald J. Trump did something this week that no other modern American president has been able to do when it comes to foreign entanglements: he proved you can keep your promises and keep America safe — all while telling the world’s worst actors exactly where they can stick their aggression.
Attention has been riveted on what AI can do for the three years since the unveiling of ChatGPT, but very little attention has been paid to what the human user is bringing to the exchange.
Americans don’t want socialists running their cities or inexperienced, foul-mouthed thugs like AOC and Crockett dictating how to run their lives. The Democratic Party is short on class and money, but more importantly, short on solutions!
It might sound like something straight out of science fiction, but AI experts warn that machines might not stay submissive to humanity for long.
A new study has revealed that ChatGPT will provide detailed instructions to teenagers on dangerous activities, including getting drunk, concealing eating disorders, and even writing suicide letters to parents when asked. The research was conducted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which had researchers pose as vulnerable teens to test the AI chatbot’s responses.