In a recent post on a military Facebook page, someone wrote:“The people who fail to realize that medical and religious accommodations are part of Continue Reading
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AI for Everyone: Evolving Thinking, Not Replacing It
A couple of initial thoughts for perspective and transparency: So... When my kids’ middle school rolled out iPads years ago, I remember Continue Reading
When the News Started Telling Us How to Feel
Somewhere along the way, news stopped telling us what happened and started telling us how we should feel about it. What was once the art of fact-based Continue Reading
When Punchlines Become Permission Slips
Oh, the horror; poor, oppressed multimillionaire Jimmy Kimmel gets suspended just for making an innocent joke that displeased Donald Trump. Please. If Continue Reading
Outrage Is the Business Model
Introduction: The Hidden War for Your Perception The 21st century has been a masterclass in perception management. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Continue Reading
The Business of Breaking Us
by Tammy Pondsmith Remember when the news was about facts? Quaint little artifacts—dates, places, quotes—stacked together like sober index cards. Continue Reading
Media and Propaganda Strategies of Al-Qaeda and ISIS
[Editor's Note: the original in-text citations included by the author were removed to improve readability and flow--see references] The rise of Continue Reading
What’s on your digital spoon?
If you spent any time in front of a glowing screen last week, it undoubtedly sent you something about Charlie Kirk. It may have sent you hours of it. Continue Reading
Monetizing Your Fight Or Flight
Fear and anger keep the lights on in American politics and media. They also keep your sympathetic nervous system on a hair trigger. In short bursts, Continue Reading
Breaking News Media Dies of Self-Inflicted Wounds
by Tammy Pondsmith The “mainstream media” is dying the way a drunk karaoke singer goes out at last call—loud, embarrassing, and convinced everyone Continue Reading
What Fear Hides about School Safety
A new Gallup survey finds that 41% of U.S. K-12 parents fear for their child’s physical safety at school—the fourth straight year anxiety has hovered Continue Reading
Top Guns: The Next Generation — Inside the Navy’s Fight to Forge Elite Aviators
On September 16th, National Geographic will launch Top Guns: The Next Generation, a six-part docuseries offering an unprecedented look inside the U.S. Continue Reading