Just Messing With Computers -
Part I
COMPUTING HISTORY · PROGRAMMING
A personal account of early computer
programming, exploring punch cards,
time-sharing systems, and initial
experiments with pattern
recognition.
Punch cards, midnight experiments,
and the strange things you discover
when you take machines apart to see…
The Toll Booth Presidency
POLITICAL POWER · WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC FINANCE
Kristi Noem faced Senate scrutiny
over her leadership at the
Department of Homeland Security amid…
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS · BUSINESS
The consolidation of American media
has concentrated control among fewer
corporations, influencing coverage
through institutional risk…
Breaking up is hard to do
WAR AND SECURITY · IRAN · MIDDLE EAST
The legacy of Neil Sedaka’s 1962 hit
“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” frames
the enduring challenge.
POLITICAL POWER · VOTING RIGHTS · IMMIGRATION
The article examines the challenges
of authoritarian consolidation in
the United States, highlighting how…
WAR AND SECURITY · POLITICAL POWER · IRAN
In February, a coordinated
U.S.–Israel strike on Iranian
military targets prompted Iranian…
The Gangster and the Gardener
IMMIGRATION · REPUBLICANS · CAMPAIGNS
Cuban-American Republican María
Elvira Salazar warns that aggressive
immigration enforcement risks…
Selling Leukemia at 9:14 p.m.
DRUG POLICY · MEDICINE · HEALTH INSURANCE
The United States and New Zealand
uniquely permit direct-to-consumer
television advertising of…
The Noise Is the Strategy
CAMPAIGNS · POLITICAL POWER · IMMIGRATION
Political spectacle and media
distractions mask ongoing
administrative shifts in governance…
