Americans like to refer to the USA’s system of government as a democracy. However, technically, our government is a republic in which voters elect representatives who can make decisions on important issues for them. Only in rare cases can citizens directly vote on issues, and those tend to be local- and state-level issues that only … [Read more…]
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick recently stepped down from Donald Trump’s business advisory committee after facing pressure from the #DeleteUber movement. However, Elon Musk (or, as I jokingly call him sometimes, “The Elon”) is staying despite facing similar pressure in the form of canceled Tesla orders. He stated that his ulterior motive is to advocate for … [Read more…]
Elon Musk has put in an application for official FCC permission to launch 4,000 satellites that can provide Wi-Fi connections to the entire planet. If this goes through, this will have obvious positive implications like providing Internet service for underprivileged areas where ISP providers believe there is no market for Internet access. The problem is that … [Read more…]
I know people who hate the military-industrial complex. People who would happily strangle anyone who holds stock in major corporations that provide supplies to the military. Anytime it’s mentioned that there are actual people who make a living off the possibility of another world war, they see red. It’s hard for me not to sympathize … [Read more…]