January 24, 2020
Facial recognition and the danger of automated authoritarianism
fromReason: Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
fromReason: Hundreds of police departments are using facial recognition technology without oversight.
People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows
fromTripleHack: A growing sense of inequality is undermining trust in both society's institutions and capitalism, according to a long-running global survey.
Walter E Williams: Diversity and inclusion insanity
fromCreators: George Orwell was absolutely right when he said, "There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them."
Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
The big loser in the Iowa debate? CNN’s reputation
fromFAIR: One really does get the impression that if CNN were holding a debate on the Titanic, the first question would literally be about rearranging the deck chairs.
Media Bias on Parade
The evil list
fromSlate: Which tech companies are really doing the most harm? Here are the 30 most dangerous, ranked by the people who know.
VIDEO: Ayn Rand - The Suicide of Capitalism
fromLibertyPen/YouTube: The principles of capitalism are the principles of American individualism. So why is economic freedom now under threat? An insightful look into this question from Ayn Rand. (1961)