Reading List

The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.

The tax code rewards generosity. But probably not yours.

Ah, Tax Day.  If you’ve been staring at your tax bill and wondering how to keep more of your money, money, money to yourself next year, you might consider taking a page out of the billionaire’s playbook. You could be like Steve Ballmer and write off the costs of buying a sports team, or make […]

Obama’s top Iran negotiator on Trump’s screwups

President Donald Trump, in between blockading the Strait of Hormuz and posting blasphemous AI images of himself as Jesus, claims he still wants to strike a deal with Iran’s government to end the current conflict, reopen the Strait, and curtail the country’s nuclear program.  So far, he’s been unsuccessful — and during his first term […]

What trainers actually think about the 12-3-30 workout

When it comes to exercise, so many people — beginners; die-hard enthusiasts; reluctant participants; and everyone in between — are searching for holy grails: workouts that involve the least amount of time and effort and offer maximum results.  We live in the most scientifically advanced age of fitness. Exercise is a multibillion-dollar industry, and a […]

The case for AI realism

In 1964, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted that computers would overtake human evolution.“Present-day electronic brains are complete morons, but this will not be true in another generation,” he told the BBC. “They will start to think, and eventually, they will completely out-think their makers.”  Daniel Roher opens his new documentary The AI Doc: […]

The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else

On Friday, a federal appeals court struck down a nearly 160-year-old federal law prohibiting people from distilling liquor in their own home.  That’s a fairly momentous event in its own right — any claim that a law that’s been on the books since Reconstruction is unconstitutional should be greeted with a heaping spoonful of skepticism. […]