New neuroscience suggests reduced prefrontal cortex volume may underlie rigidity, in-group bias, and lower empathy in right-wing authoritarian minds.
The Hidden Burden: Why Reducing Government Debt Increases Yours
Government surpluses shift debt onto citizens; Graeber reveals money as obligation, exposing austerity as power and silence as ritualized control.
AI Doesn’t Seem to Think Much of Donald Trump
I went to an AI image generator and entered the prompt “Donald Trump”. That’s it, that’s all. No other words – no further instructions.
Why So Many People Left the Church: A Modern Map of Belief and Doubt in the West
There was a time when Sunday mornings meant something. The bells, the starch, the hats, the hymns — all that perfumed certainty polished up and paraded in front of God …
The Quiet Revolution of Third Places:
A deep dive into how “third places” — the public spaces that exist between home and work — are struggling to survive in the digital era, yet remain essential for social cohesion and creativity.
How AI Art is Changing the Value of Human Creativity Forever
AI-generated art is redefining creativity, forcing artists to compete with algorithms and rethink the value of human work.
Money as Debt (III)
The Alchemy of Debt: Paul Grignon’s Money as Debt III Pulls Back the Curtain on the World’s Favorite Illusion “Money is the only story everyone believes—until it stops working.”— from …
Mike Johnson is lying AGAIN!
How a single tweet from Speaker Mike Johnson ignited a storm of outrage, misinformation, and partisan theater over who really gets paid for care.
Freebie Friday’s #11 – Free Grunge Stained Plaster-like Texture
Well, it’s Friday once again! And, just like every other Friday a very few other Fridays, that means it’s a Freebie Friday! So, here’s another freebie custom designed, royalty-free design …