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Under the Fourteenth Amendment, Trump could not hold office
Republicans could win the White House in 2024, but not with Donald Trump. At least, not legally....
What History Tells Us about the Future of Artificial Intelligence – Part 3 of 3
This is the third of three posts on general purpose technologies and on what their history tells...
What History Tells Us about the Future of Artificial Intelligence – Part 2 of 3
This is the second of three posts on general purpose technologies (GPTs) – and on what their...
What History Tells Us about the Future of Artificial Intelligence – Part 1 of 3
In a 2023 Wall Street Journal article, Henry Kissinger and two collaborators argue that artificial...
Six Milestones: illustrated booklet on history (no-cost download)
I'm pleased to announce something unusual and fun. I've written a short booklet on history, and...
Young George Washington made Marie Antoinette a queen
In the spring of 1754, Lieutenant Colonel George Washington of the Virginia militia led a company...
Even history’s most notable authors sometimes wrote badly
William Caxton translated and produced the first book printed in English (Recuyell [Collection] of...
Race Has No Role in Tolkien’s World
The new Tolkien series, "Rings of Power," stirred up controversy by casting non-white actors. And...
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