Missing the Target2

• Culture
• May 30, 2023

Target’s decision to not only stock but give pride of place to transgender-themed children’s clothing has sent shock waves through the national media and the retail industry this week.

It isn’t the first time the retailer—one of America’s largest—has missed …

Snapchat AI: ‘Efficiency’ Devoid of a Meaningful End1

• Culture
• May 26, 2023

Earlier this year, Snapchat released a new feature to all users of its popular social media platform. Called “My AI,” this resource allows users to hold text conversations with a specialized chatbot. The technology works similarly to other …

The Absence of Honor and Our Failed Governing Elites3

• Culture
• May 25, 2023

In “To Lucasta, On Going to the Wars,” Richard Lovelace (1618–1657) writes of a soldier who laments leaving the “chaste breast and quiet mind” of his mistress to embrace “a sword, a horse, a shield.” But he concludes …

Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America6

• Culture
• May 22, 2023

This machine leads to the shadowy tip of reality; open the screen and you’re on your way to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable… Take as long as you like on your journey. Your limits are only …