Psychiatric Drugs
Kerby AndersonKerby Anderson After a mass shooting, one question rarely asked is whether there is any connection to psychiatric drugs. As I have explained in previous commentaries, there are many factors…
AI Thinking
Kerby Anderson Yesterday, I talked about robots and wanted to follow up with some perspective on how artificial intelligence represents independent thinking and autonomous actions. There are reasons to believe…
Killer Robots
Kerby Anderson If you mention the term “killer robots,” people are likely to think of the Terminator movies. But these are real and will change the nature of warfare. Mustafa…
Minimum Wage Backfire
Kerby Anderson The Wall Street Journal editorial board begins with this observation: “The laws of economics continue to exist even when politicians ignore them.” What they are talking about is…
Education Challenges
Kerby Anderson One of my recent in-studio guests had a rags-to-riches story that was one more example of achieving the American dream, like the one we heard recently for J.D.…
Cannabis
Kerby Anderson Over a week ago, I talked about the dangers of alcohol. We know so much more about its dangers than we did just a few decades ago. This…
Historical Cycles: Part Two
Kerby Anderson We can see some cycles in history. Yesterday, I talked about a political/cultural cycle. Today I want to talk about a technological cycle and a financial cycle. There…
Historical Cycles: Part One
Kerby Anderson Are there cycles in history? Yes, even though there is a linear trajectory in history, there are generational cycles we can observe. No doubt you have heard the…
American History
Kerby Anderson Wilfred Reilly has written a book about how American history is taught today. It has the provocative title, Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me. In some ways, it…
Drain the Swamp
Kerby Anderson There are many reasons why politicians talk about “draining the swamp.” The federal bureaucracy is bloated. Our taxes don’t even cover all the costs of the executive branch…