We delve into the recent executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the Biden administration, with a special emphasis on AI and education. Nancy offers a simplified explanation of the order for a hypothetical 5-year-old listener before delving into a more detailed analysis suitable for a 5th-grade level. The order aims to promote responsible AI … Read more
American voters have chosen to reelect Donald Trump, setting the nation on an uncertain path. The Constitution contains safeguards against an authoritarian leader, granting powers to other branches of government and protecting citizens’ rights. Americans must be prepared to defend the country’s laws, institutions, and values over the next four years. Despite Trump’s flaws, many … Read more
You already know Donald Trump. He is unfit to lead. Watch him. Listen to those who know him best. He tried to subvert an election and remains a threat to democracy. He helped overturn Roe, with terrible consequences. Mr. Trump’s corruption and lawlessness go beyond elections: It’s his whole ethos. He lies without limit. If … Read more
Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, penned a scathing piece about Donald Trump’s extensive history as a liar. Baker did not mince words, highlighting Trump’s blatant lies and the unwavering belief of his followers in those lies. Trump’s tendency to fabricate facts, distort reality, and rewrite history has left fact-checkers … Read more
Donald Trump has shattered the traditional image of the President as a role model for the nation. His behavior, especially his use of crude language, has set a new low for the Office. It is hard to imagine past Presidents like Lincoln or Eisenhower engaging in the kind of vulgar talk that has become a … Read more
“Sexual liberation must mean freedom to enjoy sex on our terms, to say what we want, not what we are pressured or believe we are expected to want,” writes Gillian Anderson in the introduction to Want, the collection of essays about sexual fantasies she curated. It’s not a new idea – in fact, Want is … Read more
Ever since Dr. Soon-Shiong vetoed the editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris for president, I have been struggling with my feelings about the implications of our silence. I told myself that presidential endorsements don’t really matter; that California was not ever going to vote for Trump; that no one would even notice; that we … Read more
I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of the year. You can see the entire list of them here. For several years, ending about seven years ago, I wrote a weekly column for The NY Times Learning Network providing teaching resources for educators of English Language Learners. Most also included an interactive for … Read more
Just hours after the first presidential debate of 2024, the New York Times editorial board, citing Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, urged him to quit the race. They issued no such directive to Donald Trump, whose only moments of coherence during the 90-minute contest came in the form of lies. The Times’s love affair with Trump … Read more
“It was a low-budget, erotic film that became the most successful French movie of the time. “Emmanuelle” went on to be the symbol of the sexual liberation and free love of the 1970s. Fifty years after Just Jaeckin’s softcore movie first became a global phenomenon, a remake is being released with some big changes. Directed … Read more