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Graduating into an Age of Artificial General IntelligencePRINT AS PDF As May draws to a close, universities and colleges across the nation gather for one of their most cherished traditions: […]

Leadership Under Pressure: An AI Simulation for Strategic ManagementPRINT AS PDF During the Spring 2025 semester, I integrated an AI-driven simulation into my BBA 407 Strategic Management course to […]

Sophisticated Photo Processing in AI PRINT AS PDF In a number of recent blog entries, I posted about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used for a range of photo […]

What the United States Could Lose if Trump Gains Control of Higher EducationPRINT AS PDF Donald Trump’s quest to gain control over American Higher Education puts the nation’s entire ecosystem of innovation and […]

AI Processing of Photos PRINT AS PDF Last week, I focused on Artificial Intelligence-generated textures. This latest blog entry deals with the transformation […]

Photo Processing Using Artificial Intelligence PRINT AS PDF Artificial Intelligence (AI) has continued to advance. It can create images, write short stories, search the Internet, […]

Sacred Honor RevisitedPRINT AS PDF Today, seven states commemorate Patriots’ Day, which marks the 250th anniversary of the first battles of the American R […]

Defunding and Dismantling Discovery PRINT AS PDF In a stunning repudiation of American scientific ambition, the Trump administration’s draft FY 2026 budget seeks to s […]

Whispers of the Future PRINT AS PDF Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced at a breathtaking pace, transforming the landscape of work, industry, and […]

The Silent SurrenderPRINT AS PDF In the face of an extraordinary and ongoing restructuring of the U.S. constitutional framework, the American press is […]

Trump Seeks Closure of U.S. Department of EducationPRINT AS PDF On Thursday, March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at closing the U.S. Department of […]

Authoritarian TwilightPRINT AS PDF Literature is a mirror that reflects where we are. Literature is a telescope that peers into possible futures. In the […]

Education Secretary Readies Staff for Department’s EliminationPRINT AS PDF On March 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon spoke to the U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) staff upon her c […]

The Great American BetrayalPRINT AS PDF There are moments in history when the conduct of leaders does not merely embarrass a nation but endangers its very soul. […]

Europe Faces an Approaching Time for ChoosingPRINT AS PDF President Trump continues to extort Ukraine with what amounted to an economic colonization proposal all the while he […]

History’s Ominous EchoesPRINT AS PDF On September 29, 1938, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George S. Messersmith wrote a prescient letter to Secretary of […]

U.S. Department of Education Faces Uncertain FuturePRINT AS PDF February started with news reports that the White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the U.S. Department […]

The United States Goes RoguePRINT AS PDF The Trump Administration has been in office for less than two weeks. Yet, it has already flouted legal constraints, […]

Hudson River Ices Up PRINT AS PDF New York City is on track to see its coldest January in a decade. It has also experienced its coldest seven-day period […]