Summary In today's episode, I walk through a step-by-step process for using generative AI to evaluate government documents, legislation, executive orders, and court judgments at scale using the Laken Riley Law as a live use case. Here's what this means for you. You gain practical techniques to analyze laws for vagueness, bias, weaponization potential, and…
In today’s episode, I discuss how politics has played a trick on us by turning our political positions into our identities. This has led to a highly polarized society where people are less likely to listen to or even consider opposing viewpoints. I argue that the antidote to this problem is self-awareness and critical thinking.…
One of the questions people ask most when we see the awful consequences of disinformation – vaccine rejection, mass shootings, seditious acts – is what we can do to prevent it. I’ll give you something fast and easy you can do today if you’re in charge of advertising budgets: stop funding disinformation sites. It’s super…
Taxes pay for stuff. Think of taxes like a subscription. You pay more, but you get more in your subscription to Massachusetts™ than, say, you get in a New Hampshire™ subscription. It’s like comparing Netflix with Peacock. You pay less for Peacock but… you get a lot less in that subscription. I got a mailer…
As Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker upon his discovery of his Spider-Man powers, “With great power comes great responsibility.” What responsibility do you have to use your voice for things like Ukraine, abortion rights, etc.? Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Machine-Generated…
Summary In today's episode, I explore when we can and can't agree to disagree on divisive issues by examining the role of intent and harm. Here's what this means for you. You gain a practical framework for deciding which disagreements deserve engagement and which ones demand resistance. You'll also learn these concepts: how intent to…
Summary In today's episode, I walk through the student loan forgiveness debate from the perspective of someone who spent seven years inside the financial aid industry. Here's what this means for you. You'll understand why blanket forgiveness is a sweetheart deal for banks and creates moral hazard while ignoring the root cause of runaway tuition…
Instead of thinking about taxes as levies and fines we pay in a punitive sense, what would it look like if we regarded them the same way we do a Netflix subscription? Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the MP3 audio here. Got a question for You…
