Tom Edsall writes a very valuable weekly column in the New York Times, and he’s paid a lot of attention to the rise of Artificial Intelligence. Like other observers, he’s particularly concerned about AI’s developing impact on jobs and society, present and future. In his June 5 column, Edsall picks the brains of several scholars … Continue reading Yikes!! AI Is Coming for My JOB — Even Though I’m Already Retired!
CNN: Tiananmen Square timeline April 15, 1989 – Hu Yaobang, a former Communist Party leader, dies. Hu had worked to move China toward a more open political system and had become a symbol of democratic reform. April 18, 1989 – Thousands of mourning students march through the capital to Tiananmen Square, calling for a more … Continue reading Tiananmen Square, China: Remember
AP News: United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy BY PETER SMITH May 1, 2024 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self–avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
How have the mighty fallen! When I was a kid being raised Catholic, the handbook for my “spiritual formation” (aka indoctrination) was arranged as a series of questions and answers. In early editions, there were as many as 1400 questions. I didn’t actually read much of it, but listened to and repeated more, and still … Continue reading In Baltimore, It’s Not Only a Bridge That Collapsed: The Catholic Church Has Too
