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What Does Socialism Actually Deliver? Authored by Christian Milord via The Epoch Times, If we examine the history of alleged “democratic” socialism around the globe, it’s not difficult to flesh out the contradictions within its entire framework. However, for someone who hasn’t studied history or been grounded in the timeless principles of hard work and individual responsibility, socialism might tug at their heartstrings with its utopian claims. They fail to realize that the words “democratic” and “socialism” don’t mix well. Buzzwords such as affordability, equality, and social justice sound appealing to almost anyone,...

Eyewitness Testimony Undercuts Self-Defense Claim In Austin Metcalf Killing Via American Greatness, Testimony from multiple eyewitnesses cast doubt on Karmelo Anthony’s claim that he acted in self-defense when he fatally stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a track meet. Several student witnesses described a confrontation in which Anthony, 19, allegedly refused repeated requests to leave a tent occupied by students from Frisco Memorial High School before the encounter turned deadly. One 17-year-old student-athlete testified that Anthony did not appear to be acting in self-defense. According to the witness, Anthony kept his hands inside his backpack until...

The Biggest Problem With AI Today By Christopher Penn, of Almost Timely News What’s the biggest problem in AI today? Is it cost, with token budgets being blown out of the water by agentic AI? Is it sustainability, with AI consuming electricity and fresh water? Is it ethics, with tech companies cramming AI into everything? I think it’s deeper than that. Those are all symptoms of a much deeper-rooted problem: nobody’s making decisions. Or more correctly, we’ve abdicated far too much of our executive function to AI. We’ve surrendered our thinking.  Let’s dig...