Economics & Society

AI is changing the landscape of work, not necessarily by taking your jobs but by presenting an opportunity for a work utopia.

LLMs are not collaborators but more like role-playing tools to help you choose your own adventure.

AI transparency is essential for maintaining our human sense of trust. But the current state of AI is more about distrust.

Does generative AI genuinely foster understanding for human users? You might be surprised at what lurks underneath its responses to humans.

Why a New Reformation Is Needed in Our Approach to Work "Work hard, and you shall be rewarded." Would you be surprised to know that this...

Technology can slowly erode our basic human capabilities. Technological incapacitation is real but can be easily diagnosed and remedied.

Most people suffer from some form of impostor syndrome. It's not easy to overcome, but philosophy can help with self-belief and practice.

What is the purpose of best practices? It's often effectiveness about achieving specific ends. But is this really best for us?

A version of this blog was originally posted on Quora, March 5, 2022. With economic systems, there are at least two kinds of failure....

You don't have to like communism or Marxism to learn something valuable from Marx. Here it is . . .

The political notion of self-sufficiency that often informs aggressive claims to individual rights is more problematic than at first glance.

Have you ever thought that understanding the idea of liberty involves understanding our relation to justice, peace, and the general welfare?

What if we got it wrong about rights? What if rights are not about individuals alone and instead require taking into account others?

The "coded life" is one dominated and determined by internet coding and SEO. How? Should we be worried?

Don't confuse the issue of slavery in US history with reparation. Justice is multi-dimensional and can be achieved in different ways.

Kant's moral philosophy can be employed to show why we should wear face masks and why the arguments about individual freedom are confused.

The pandemic has brought out several contradicting thoughts about what is essential and important.

Where socialism will differ from other political views is that public goods are best maintained and operated by public ownership.

Socialism has a long history and has taken many forms. It's easy to confuse what its current form is really about.

How can wearing a mask be a normal habit as opposed to an awkward imposition?