In June of 2026, I sat down for my morning coffee and had a chat with ChatGPT. It was guided, in part, by some of the conclusions I made in my 2024 book, “Judge: Philosophy and Freedom in the First Person“. I wanted to explore the possibility of agency and the possibility of a rationally self-serving  consciousness on an LLM. For those who want more than the macho flash (H/T Michael Emerling, a.k.a., Michael Cloud) resulting from conclusions unbacked by arguments, I certainly would refer you to my book. However, I’ve asked ChatGPT to summarize in 2500 words or so that conversation, which I trust some of you – including not a few Objectivists – will find interesting.

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{The following summary was written for you by ChatGPT} Read the story »

In times of great fear and anxiety, uncertainty and confusion does not help. It is particularly unhelpful when the confusion is deliberate. I am referring to the widespread practice – particularly by governments and some in the mainstream media – of referring to the CoronaVirus, and to CoronaVirus testing, as “Covid-19” or “Covid-19 testing”. Read the story »

Canada’s federal and provincial legislatures have passed motions condemning “Islamophobia” and calling for studies and recommendations to oppose speech that does not revere religious beliefs or practices, but Canada’s Justice Minister yesterday introduced a bill that will – if passed into law – repeal Canada’s law against “blasphemous libel”. Read the story »