The infrastructure bill in U.S. Congress is an example of the serious public consequences of innumeracy, writes Michael Brenner.
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Tag: Michael Brenner
Into the Memory Hole
Erasure or sublimation of memory makes it easier to shape the present by controlling or editing history. Doing so preserves a mythic version of a country’s identity, postulates Michael Brenner.
The ‘Morality’ of AI Weaponry
Three-Card Monte, Wall Street-Style
Their operation was in jeopardy, their ‘business model’ at risk. Their reaction was typical for the brazen barons of finance, writes Michael Brenner.
ELECTION 2020: From Bob to Don
Why did Trump agree to this book: Details recounted are less important than the projection of the Oval Office’s powerful, intoxicating atmosphere dominated by the commanding presence of the Chief Executive, writes Michael Brenner.
The Impossible Dream
The former national security adviser reveals a national goal that is simple and blunt: American dominance of the world, writes Michael Brenner.
The Greatest Show on Earth
The odd feature of this singular situation is that we’ve come to accept as (more or less) normal persons and actions that would have struck everyone as patho-normal just a few decades ago, writes Michael Brenner.
COVID-19: China Rises in Ranks of US-Accused Hackers
As America’s new Enemy No. 1, China is now the frontrunner in the “bad guy” sweepstakes, writes Michael Brenner.
COVID-19: The Social Impacts of the Virus
One positive development is that the vise grip of austerity economics on the minds of the political class has been broken, writes Michael Brenner.
Hyper Over Russian Hypersonics
The West is out of practice when it comes to serious strategic appraisal of the U.S.-Russian arms race, writes Michael Brenner.