The Stump
Eddington’s Warning to Screen-Addled Souls
Kudos to Ari Aster and his film "Eddington" for showing us the truth of what is happening to us in our social media saturated world.
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Shallow and Hollow: Media’s Romance Problem
Deep down, humans not only want but also require enduring, stable relationships.
When Minors View Violence Online
When will we confront the reality that terrible things can be etched into our memories in milliseconds?
Midwest Roots, American Aspirations: Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
I pray Charlie’s old neighbors will keep the flags flying, the campus debates respectful, and their doors open to all visitors.
Writing Is for Humans
They accepted that the law of human judgment was Mercy—after all, that was the law of divine judgment.
How to Bite the Machine that Feeds You: Kingsnorth’s Options for Resistance
One must think seriously about where to draw lines in the sand
Children Shouldn’t Be Free Marketing Fodder
Shouldn’t we begin putting restrictions on how often and for what purposes minors’ images appear online?
The Last Lesson of Charlie Kirk
Kirk started as a kind of ultra-MAGA influencer. Over time, however, he was becoming a serious man—one with a popular following, especially among the young.
The Word and the Machine: On Paul Kingsnorth
I wanted living color, an axe to break the frozen sea.
When the Internet Was a Place
Not too long ago, the internet was a place you visited. The family desktop sat in its designated closet or back office. In schools, there were rooms filled with computers blinking in…
The Wars of Alex Garland
With "Civil War" and now "Warfare," the writer-director has made two consecutive movies about the “what” of armed conflicts rather than the “why”
When Humans Prefer a Machine: Warnings from a 1960s Chatbot Creator
Chatbots aren’t new. Joseph Weizenbaum created one in 1966. And what happened next led him to become a vocal critic of his own creation. What did he see that we need to…
My Encounters with Dr. Dobson: His Unremarked Upon Strengths and Fatal Weakness
Dobson knew his influence was on one side of the political divide and kept his focus and advocacy there. Political loyalties came first.
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