Watching the TV Watching
SURVEILLANCE · PLATFORMS · LAW AND COURTS
March 23, 2026
The television didn’t react
when he picked up his phone,
and that was part of what made
the moment unsettling rather…
The Speed of the Factory
WAR AND SECURITY · MIDDLE EAST
March 19, 2026
On the production floor in
Camden, Arkansas, the missiles
are not called Patriots.
They are called units …
Just Messing With Computers –
Part V
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
March 17, 2026
How Brains Learn the World
About a year ago I was sitting
on the living-room floor…
Who’s Reading My Google?
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS
February 10, 2026
How administrative subpoenas
quietly redraw the boundary
between investigation and
participation…
The Discombobulator
WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS
January 28, 2026
How a name can substitute for
accountability
The first thing people noticed
in Caracas wasn’t the…
The Neighbor Problem
POLITICAL POWER · WAR AND SECURITY
January 6, 2026
Why Canada can no longer build
its future on American
stability
Maybe it’s presumptuous for an…
Stalin Wanted It, Trump Built
It
IMMIGRATION · POLITICAL POWER
December 27, 2025
A software-powered surveillance
regime is rewriting the rules
of privacy, borders, and…
Conversation with ChatGPT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · PLATFORMS
December 16, 2025
Bill: I think I need to insert
one or more human antagonists.
Preferably threats to jobs or
funding for Lena, Dave or
Geoff. Then we can have
corroborating events from
perhaps Seattle of Japan or
Estonia to change their mind…
Tug-of-War
COST OF LIVING · TRADE · DATA CENTERS
December 9, 2025
The hum was already there when
the room filled, a low
vibration bleeding through the
walls of the Prince William…