Monthly Archives: February 2025

Hoover Institution: The Age of Empire Strikes Back: Stephen Kotkin on Trump, Wrestling, and the Use of American Power

Feb 14, 2025 The GoodFellows | Conversations From the Hoover InstitutionThree weeks into the nascent Trump presidency, the question of “power” arises: how the leader of the free world uses unique words, deeds, and threats to advance America’s interests globally, … Continue reading

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The Intelligence Squared Economic Outlook with Martin Wolf

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VOX: AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped?

AI is impersonating human therapists. Can it be stopped? Clarity in this chaotic news cycle There’s an overwhelming amount of news, but not enough context. At Vox, we do things differently. We’re not focused on being the first to break … Continue reading

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St. Valentine’s Day: Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity. By Emily Esfahani Smith. Article from The Atlantic

Health Masters of Love Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.By Emily Esfahani Smith June 12, 2014 This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read … Continue reading

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X In the 3rd century BCE, it was the global hub of knowledge, home to the brightest geniuses in human history.

Genius Thinking @GeniusGTX Genius Thinking (@GeniusGTX) posted at 1:00 pm on Fri, Feb 14, 2025: Before Silicon Valley, there was Alexandria. In the 3rd century BCE, it was the global hub of knowledge, home to the brightest geniuses in human … Continue reading

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Douglas Murray: April 2024 reviewed today 13th February 2025. America’s Drug Crisis. Ireland, on the shoulders of giants please, a new Government must escape the bureaucracy and find a route to action to arrive at a method that can deal with this crisis; all under the umbrella of Mental Illness.

Douglas Murray @DouglasKMurray How did a nation’s pursuit of a more humane approach to drug addiction end up deepening the despair? In search of answers, I talked to families who’ve endured unimaginable loss and walked the streets of the East … Continue reading

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Bureaucracy being gutted in the U.S. but what about Ireland? On the shoulders of Giants – now is the time to tackle the behemoth of bureaucracy that stifles our Government departments. They can start with the cinderella of all services ie mental illness

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Thomas Sowell quotes: “People used to say, “Ignorance is no excuse.” Today, ignorance is no problem. Our schools promote so much self-esteem that people confidently spout off about all sorts of things that they know nothing about.” —

Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell Subscribe “People used to say, “Ignorance is no excuse.” Today, ignorance is no problem. Our schools promote so much self-esteem that people confidently spout off about all sorts of things that they know nothing about.” — … Continue reading

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World awake with revelations of DOGE. COUNTER TERRORISM EXPERT: U.S. IS SENDING MILLIONS WEEKLY TO TALIBAN MARTYR FAMILIES

Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal Subscribe @CRRJA5 @ShawnRyan762C COUNTER TERRORISM EXPERT: U.S. IS SENDING MILLIONS WEEKLY TO TALIBAN MARTYR FAMILIES Former CIA officer and Counter Terrorism Expert, Sarah Adams: “The plane comes in weekly—$43M to $87M sent to Afghanistan. In that $40M … Continue reading

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Source: The Electric Typewriter, Essay: The Empty Brain. Quote: “…From this simple exercise, we can begin to build the framework of a metaphor-free theory of intelligent human behaviour – one in which the brain isn’t completely empty, but is at least empty of the baggage of the IP metaphor…” and “…We simply sing or recite – no retrieval necessary…” Comment: Post TBI and amnesia, impossible to recite poetry or words of songs

The empty brain Your brain does not process information, retrieve Brought to you by Curio, an Aeon partnerListen to more Aeon Essays here SYNDICATE THIS ESSAY Robert Epstein is a senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology in … Continue reading

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