In an “interview” with The Breakfast Club, presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy answered intense hostility with calm eloquence and gain a lot of followers in the process. In the video, Ramaswamy fielded personal attacks about his character in the guise of questions from a guest host Tezlyn Figaro. She said that Ramaswamy wasn’t a good candidate […]
The Beatles – Yesterday Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now it looks as though they’re here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be There’s a shadow hanging over me Oh, yesterday came suddenlyWhy she had to go I don’t know, she wouldn’t […]
There’s a new zoom out feature on MidJourney AI and it’s pretty amazing. From a close up, you can zoom out to give the picture more context, which can tell a rich story. Here’s one that started from a close-up of a dinosaur hatching: It’s especially fascinating to look at it in reverse: If anyone […]
I love William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s classic painting style and his gorgeous subjects and am excited every time I see a new painting from him. Unfortunately, he hasn’t produced a new painting in a while because he’s been dead for over 100 years. Thanks to artificial intelligence, we can get amazing new Bouguereau paintings in just seconds. […]
John William Waterhouse is one of my favorite painters and I always love seeing new paintings from him but unfortunately, he hasn’t produced a new painting in a while because he’s been dead for over 100 years. Thankfully with artificial intelligence, we’re able to get multiple new JWW paintings in seconds. Midjourney is the most […]
I recently voted in a local election. I went up to the booth with the friendly retirees, told them my name and showed my ID. They had me sign on their list and directed me to a curtained electronic board. I made my selections and pressed the “Vote” button. All the lights on the machine […]
Thanks to Shara Fryer for having me on KTRH Houston’s Morning Show for this wake up call based on my article on American Thinker entitled “Has the American Experiment Failed?”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, 1984 George Orwell’s vision of Hell on Earth was a totalitarian government mandating irrationality—insanity, really. As a fan of logic, I have to admit I find it pretty terrifying myself. We aren’t quite to the point of the government brainwashing people to think […]
In 2010, I released the dystopian novel—Gods of Ruin—set in the near future and though it may seem easy to do, predicting the future—even within 12 years—is a difficult task. For instance, I didn’t predict a widespread pandemic that would usher in a New World totalitarian state. I was still in the frame of the […]
I held a debate with my 8th grade students in the Refutation and Confirmation Classical Composition class. I thought it would be a good way to practice their refutation and confirmation skills learned thus far. It didn’t go well. Eighth graders may know how to talk and argue but don’t know how to debate. So […]