Linguist and software engineer focusing on artificial intelligence methods within linguistics
I often pose this question to people that ask me about the constitution and more specifically the Bill of Rights, what is the most important word in that document? The answer…” the.” This determiner, or more specifically, this definite article changes the entire meaning of the Bill of Rights and expresses in a beautiful way …
It’s our unfortunate situation in the USA in that very few people, including our elected officials, really understand the basis of our system of government. They fail to understand basic principles such as natural law, the social contract, morality, and even basic economics. This is something I have studied since I was a child. It’s …
In debates surrounding free speech, the analogy is often used that yelling “fire” in a crowded theater is not protected speech. This is false. The legality of this action depends on the circumstances, however, the it is not inherently illegal to do so. Let me explain why. The act of shouting fire when there are …
A friend of mine posted this meme a while ago and I thought it was very interesting. The idea that the individual is nothing is a notion that is unfortunately taking hold in our society. I disagree with this on the basis that it is only the individual that can reason. Let’s look at these …
It’s been very obvious that Dr. Anthony Fauci has been authoritative in his approach. He has championed lockdowns, social distancing, masks, and a host of other things that have been shown to have little if any impact on the spread of COVID-19. This week he went full on authoritarian when he said But one of …
If you know my politics you will know that I am unapologetically a free speech advocate. Free speech is the basis for a free society. It is outward expression of reasoning and if speech is limited we can no longer reason on a sufficient level. I’ve spoken openly about my thoughts on big tech and …
Unless you have been living under a rock since yesterday you know that Elon Musk purchased just under 10% of Twitter. He is the single biggest stockholder of the company. He was also named to their board. For me this is fantastic news! Twitter is one of the biggest public forums we have and they …
Recently the MLB decided to move their all-star game from Georgia to Colorado stating that “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.” Leaving the actual substance of the bill and it’s lies that have been pushed by the media and the POTUS himself, I wanted …
Never in my life would I think that people would believe that limiting speech would be a virtue. Unfortunately, this is our sad state of affairs. It reminds me of the movie I, Robot. In the 2004 Will Smith movie, robots start to take over and they finally find out the central computer has reasoned …
Cancel culture is in full force and is sweeping the world like cancer it is. Dr. Seuss and the former spuds that were Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are the latest victims. Unfortunately, a large number of companies and people are giving in to this insanity. The question I have is…what is the limit to …