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Life and politics

Freedom cannot be legislated, its restriction can

Indiana voted in the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In his WSJ piece, Gov. Mike Pence claims it was needed...

Mar 31, 2015

Government neutrality

Faster than government could act, the internet grew up without much regulation. There is a variety of providers, and...

Jan 20, 2015

Advice to potential Republican presidential candidates

Dear Potential GOP Presidential Candidate, As the lineup is shaping up, it looks like it could be similar to...

Jan 15, 2015

Terror incident in France

It looks as though a few losers got their frustrations out. Usually for losers – Boston Marathon bombers are...

Jan 11, 2015

Will it be as always?

Thomas B. Reed, a Republican politician and Speaker of the House at the end of the 19th century, warned:...

Jan 5, 2015

Conservatives versus liberals

Judging by the tone of some political commentators, one might get an impression that the division between conservatives and...

Dec 24, 2014

One idea, many consequences

Let me begin with an introduction for readers outside of Illinois. In the last election, a political novice but...

Dec 4, 2014

Can Russians’ seizing of Crimea be legalized?

Drafting a contract converting a grab of Crimea into a sale gives an opportunity for forming a treaty resolving...

Mar 27, 2014

Net neutrality exposed

Internet service is not much different than other utilities, such as electricity, gas or water. Politicians and commentators focus...

Jan 17, 2014

Spherical heaters

The government decided that we should not use old-style incandescent bulbs due to their energy inefficiency. Only about 10%...

Dec 19, 2013
Remark of the day

What Trump should tell Putin in Alaska

August 10, 2025
Ukraine

We learned that during the upcoming meeting, Putin will try to convince Trump to help him subdue Ukraine and take about 20% of its territory. Trump should answer that, regardless of the validity of Russia’s claims, Putin did not use any peaceful means to reach his aims. So, Ukraine deserves the right to reject Russia’s claims in the same way Russia executes them. As of now, it looks like Russia is less able to reach its goal than it was when starting the war. Ergo, Putin can get peace today on terms that Ukraine might accept, or continue the war until Ukraine is capable of reaching its objective in the same manner as Russia does.

Will AI make programmers obsolete?

July 14, 2025
Artificial intelligence, Life and politics

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said, “There’s a new programming language. It’s called English....

Will the U.S. endure for another 250 years?

July 05, 2025
Life and politics, Media

Instead of a celebratory commentary on Independence Day, Michael Smerconish reminded us tha...

Israel against Gaza and Iran

June 19, 2025
Life and politics

Gaza is a thorn in Israel’s politics. There are still speculations about why the attac...

Are comparisons to Hitler justifiable?

April 26, 2025
Life and politics, Media

In the criticism of the Trump administration’s concepts and methods of implementation, some see parallels to ...