Consciousness Is Secondary

Recent research is revealing the way the mind works. It is comforting to picture ourselves as conscious creatures in control Continue reading →

Jimmy Carter Calls America An Oligarchy

Data have suggested that Americans have little control over their government, unless they are rich. President Jimmy Carter agrees, “unlimited Continue reading →

Data On Wealth And Income

We know inequalities exist. The debate is about whether there are acceptable limits to inequality. Is it okay for the Continue reading →

America Changes Slow Then Fast

There’s a famous quote frequently mis-attributed but too good to forget. Americans Will Always Do the Right Thing — After Continue reading →

Data On Death By Cop

The government has not collected rigorous data on the number of people killed by police in the US. Independent estimates Continue reading →

Are Apes Persons

Humans are persons. Humans are also animals. That line has also defined law. Now, that line may extend out to Continue reading →

Banks Barely Fined

Five banks were charged with $5B fines, that’s $1B per bank, for colluding to manipulate currency markets that are valued Continue reading →

Bots Beat Wall Street From Tweets

Let’s review the acceleration of the stock market. Computerized trading between humans. Computers trading with humans. Computers trading with computers. Continue reading →