Maureen Dowd:  Trump – The Creature from the Green Lagoon! Dear Commons Community, Maureen Dowd in her column yesterday, used the Reflecting Pool at the Lincoln Memorial as a metaphor for […]

Trump and Giorgia Meloni feud escalates – He insists Meloni asked for G7 photo with him – She says it is nonsense!

Strait of Hormuz Closed Again! Dear Commons Community, Shipping numbers in the Strait of Hormuz have been on a slow climb since the United States and Iran agreed to a […]

“ITALY NEVER BEGS!” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni publicly tears into Trump! Dear Commons Community, Insecure and attention-hungry Donald Trump has apparently created a major rift between the United States and […]

Policy Essay: "Scientific computing in an AI world" Trainium3 UltraServers are seen at Annapurna Labs, an Amazon subsidiary, in Austin, Texas. PHOTO: MARK FELIX/GETTY IMAGES Dear Commons […]

Trump's $14M Reflecting Pool Paint Job Is Now Green and the Blue Coating Is Peeling Off. Dear Commons Community, Trump touted the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovations he ordered earlier this year, having put in “more […]

Happy Juneteenth – Freedom Day! Dear Commons Community, Today is Juneteenth in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was first used in […]

New York City celebrates a "Parade of Champions" for the Knicks! Dear Commons Community, New York City celebrated the NBA Champion New York Knicks yesterday with a parade and City Hall ceremonies. The […]

US and Iran sign initial agreement to end the war – But questions remain! Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (Photos: The White House and IRNA). Dear Commons Community, Trump signed an initial […]

Teenager dies after being thrown from horse-drawn carriage in NYC's Central Park Horses and carriages wait for customers near Central Park in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) Dear Commons Community, Carriage […]

New Book: “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt   Dear Commons Community, I have just finished reading a novel by Shelby Van Pelt, entitled, Remarkably Bright Creatures. I wa […]

Epstein tried to offer dirt on ‘con artist’ Trump after his arrest, notes reveal    (Reuters) Dear Commons Community, Jeffrey Epstein sought to leverage his connection to Donald Trump in an apparent last-ditch r […]

U.S. Education Department Moves Special Ed. and Civil Rights to Other Agencies Dear Commons Community, The U.S. Department of Education has begun outsourcing responsibility for overseeing the nation’s special e […]

Travel Day – Returning to New YorkDear Colleagues, Elaine and I are returning to New York today after spending a week with our daughter and her family in Seattle. It was a good visit, but we are looking forward to coming home. Tony

Bob Ubell – Online Is a "Safe Space" in War Dear Commons Community, My colleague, Bob Ubell, had an essay entitled, Online Is a “Safe Space” in War, that was posted in AI-Learn […]

The Atlantic: Is Trump Capitulating to Iran in Latest Peace Deal?   Dear Commons Community, The Atlantic has an article this morning questioning the peace deal that Trump is getting ready to sign […]

Maureen Dowd on how Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and the White House! Credit…Photo illustration by Allison DeBritz for The New York Times; source image by Thomas Concordia/Getty Images Dear Commons […]

Knicks Defeat Spurs in Thrilling NBA Finals Finish to Clinch First Championship in 53 Years Jalen Brunson and Victor Wembanyama. Credit: Gregory Shamus/Getty. Dear Commons Community, The New York Knicks are NBA champions. The […]

Trump name removed from Kennedy Center Dear Commons Community, President Donald Trump’s name was removed from the Kennedy Center building in the early hours of Saturday […]

Bloomberg Editorial tears apart Republicans for wrecking the economy! Dear Commons Community, The Republican-led Congress has been a “bitter disappointment,” the Bloomberg Editorial Board argues. It point […]