Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu appears determined to depopulate Gaza by hook or by crook, even if he has bowed to US pressure by agreeing to a reduced military presence in the Strip as part ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate different AI chatbots to better understand how they “reason.” Of course, we can easily recognize that AI reasons on its own only in the sense that it emulates the ...

On June 13, Israel carried out a massive strike against Iran, claiming that the country was close to creating nuclear weaponry. This attack came on the heels of a report from the International Atomic ...

Ten years after Germany accepted nearly 900,000 refugees, politicians have rewritten the story of the 2015 “refugee summer” as a crisis instead of a humanitarian effort. Far-right narratives, led by ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate ChatGPT to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations. Last ...

On July 4, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which extends the 2017 tax cuts and overhauls Opportunity Zones.

Western democracy has devolved into a system of elite-managed spectacle, where real political choice and public agency have all but disappeared.

French Emperor Napoleon III launched a military campaign in Mexico in 1861 to extend French influence and construct a Pan-Latin alliance that could counter Anglo-American power. France installed ...

Israel has carried out a relentless and zealous military onslaught in Gaza that shows orchestrated mass inhumanity on a gargantuan scale. This campaign has killed tens of thousands of civilians, razed ...

“Outside the Box” explores the kind of collaborative behavior we humans can develop with chatbots, with the idea of discovering how this might help us, both individually and collectively. Last week, I ...

Humans need Nature to stay healthy and balanced, but disturbances humans bring, such as LED lights and loud noises, disrupt Natural calm and balance. This is why we need “Dark Parks,” or places that ...

In “Outside the Box,” I interrogate AI chatbots to better understand how AI “reasons.” It’s like a conversation with an intelligent friend, sharing ideas and challenging some of the explanations.