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Robin Abcarian: Why no one should debate Trump or RFK Jr.

Why do we assume that a political debate is a good platform for determining who is the best candidate for the presidency, or for getting to the truth of an emotionally charged matter?

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

ChatGPT Will Make Writers Lazy

Chatbots are a quantum leap from writing aids in the past, like a thesaurus, word processing, and spell check.

Reason · Apr 26, 2023

Inside the data that debunks the ‘Great Replacement’ theory

Versions of the conspiracy theory have existed for decades or even centuries – but the data doesn’t support the claims, writes Andrew Buncombe

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022