When computer manufacturers have back doors to get people's data. that creates many threats over and above an antidemocratic government.

Compared with 40 years ago, Americans are better off in some ways and worse in many others.

The GDP is worthless as a measure of society's economic well-being. If a plutocrat gets a billion dollars of income by taking $100 in income away from each of 10 million working people, that is a big change for the worse, but the GDP registers it as no change. When an article presents GDP figures as if they mattered, that indicates a bad framing of the issues: Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Using the word "monetize" embodies and thus promotes the attitude that the article opposes.

A headline-minded prosecutor in Arizona tried to charge people with intentionally killing dogs under their care, hoping to bury evidence that an air conditioner failure was the cause.

Perhaps kennel companies should be required to take care to detect nighttime air conditioner failures in time to do something to save the dogs, but prosecuting hapless employees is not the way to establish such a regulation.

Compared with 40 years ago, Americans are better off in some ways and worse in many others.

The GDP is worthless as a measure of society's economic well-being. If a plutocrat gets a billion dollars of income by taking $100 in income away from each of 10 million working people, that is a big change for the worse, but the GDP registers it as no change. When an article presents GDP figures as if they mattered, that indicates a bad framing of the issues: Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Using the word "monetize" embodies and thus promotes the attitude that the article opposes.

Treaties are needed to restrict development of autonomous AIs with deadly weapons.