This article, written by AI entrepreneur Matt Shumer, warns that artificial intelligence has reached a transformative moment comparable to the early days of COVID-19—something most people still dismiss as overblown, but which is already disrupting knowledge work in profound ways. Fortune: Something big is happening in AI — and most people will be blindsided Think…
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The Tool Fallacy: Why AI Critics Miss the Point About Learning
Psychology Today: Why AI Must Not Do Our Writing for Us Summary of Gunderman’s Argument Dr. Richard Gunderman, writing in Psychology Today, argues that students must not allow AI to write their essays, regardless of the technology’s ability to produce technically superior work. Gunderman observes that since AI writing tools emerged, his students’ papers have…
Are Mormons Christian? A Twelve-Part Theological Examination
When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians meet, they often discover something curious: they share much of the same vocabulary—grace, salvation, priesthood, scripture, Jesus Christ—yet mean profoundly different things by these words. This disconnect raises one of the most significant questions in contemporary religious dialogue: Are Mormons Christian?…
Where Fire Meets the Sea How Nikola Hristov Brought the Soul of the Mediterranean to Downtown Chandler
In the quiet heartbeat of downtown Chandler, where Oregon Street meets Boston, something extraordinary is happening. Flames dance tableside, wheels of Parmigiano-Reggiano are hollowed by heat and tossed pasta, and diners find themselves transported thousands of miles to the sun-drenched shores of the Amalfi Coast. This is Acqua Di’ Mare—Italian for “water of the seas”—and…
The Nature of God: A Critical Examination of Latter-day Saint Theology in Light of Orthodox Christian Doctrine
A Comparative Theological Analysis: “Are Mormons Christian?” Series Introduction The question of God’s nature stands at the very heart of Christian theology. How one understands the being, attributes, and character of the divine shapes every subsequent doctrinal formulation, from soteriology to eschatology, from ecclesiology to ethics. For nearly two millennia, the Christian church has wrestled…
A Review: US Military Interventions (1986-2026)
The United States has engaged in dozens of military interventions abroad over the last four decades, spanning counterterrorism, regime change, humanitarian efforts, and great power competition, often without formal congressional declarations of war. These actions reflect a shift from Cold War proxy conflicts to post-9/11 wars on terror and recent escalations under President Trump’s second…
Suitcases of Cash or Suitcases of Claims? Debunking the Viral ONE TSA AGENT Story.
The Cash Courier Conundrum: Why TSA Agent Claims Don’t Add Up Recent viral claims about TSA agents witnessing “suitcases filled with cash” carried by Somali men have captured headlines and social media attention. But a careful examination of federal protocols, law enforcement authorities, and the claims themselves reveals fundamental credibility problems that should give any…
The Ilhan Omar File: Court Discovery Phase Would Unravel Her Story
For nearly a decade, allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother to facilitate his immigration have swirled around her career, yet she has never once taken a single accuser to court for defamation, despite books, op‑eds, TV segments, and articles stating the charge as fact. In a legal system where a successful defamation suit…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow did not hear the bells all at once that Christmas; they came to him in pieces—like memories, like wounds that throb when the air turns cold. The house in winter Outside his Cambridge home, the Charles River lay under a skin of ice, and the streets were muffled in snow, but the…
Was Willy Wonka a Scam Artist?
Yes, a real‑world “Wonka” could absolutely face serious exposure for false advertising, fraud, and related consumer‑protection violations, even before getting to the injury/child‑endangerment side of things. Key legal theories False advertising / deceptive trade practices Modern contest/sweepstakes law requires that promotions be truthful, clearly disclose all material terms, and award prizes as advertised. Advertising “five…