USING AI WITH THE SAFETIES OFF – A USER ERROR WAITING TO HAPPEN
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive tariff plan. This post was prompted by recent speculation that the White House’s plan for broad reciprocal tariffs may have been shaped—at least in part—by AI. Whether that’s true or not, it raises a serious question: What happens when powerful decisions are driven by prompts…
Effective Strategies to Shrink the Deficit
A high-level look at what’s possible The federal deficit is about $1.5–2 trillion per year. We can’t ignore it forever — but the usual arguments (raise taxes, cut benefits) miss the bigger picture. Here’s a smarter path that could shrink the deficit by up to half over time — without hurting families: – Reduce healthcare…
Solving SSA’s Problems: A Voter’s Perspective
Most of my posts are about solving problems. And SSA does have problems—that’s not my opinion; their own internal audits say so, and the GAO backs it up. I’m not making this up or pulling it from AI. I’m using SSA as an example because DOGE and the White House are fixated on it, which…
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