The AI stop drill every employer should run
Picture a hospital or bank preparing to deploy a new AI agent. Its managers watch the software complete an impressive demonstration, review a vendor’s safety assurances, and approve access to real systems. But one question…
We can’t monitor our way to online teen safety
A recent report by the Tech Transparency Project found that, despite parental controls offered by Apple and Google, teens can still access “nudify” apps to make AI-generated pornographic material. Many parents will respond by tightening…
School shootings must be considered when banning cell phones in class
With the new school year in full swing, students in over 42 states are now attending schools with legislation related to cell phone use, including full-on bans. Proponents of the bans say they will increase students’ focus on academics,…
Trump is cracking down on animal abusers. Are horse abusers getting a free pass?
President Donald Trump is taking on animal cruelty. His administration is cracking down on abusive puppy mills, pursuing chronic animal welfare violators, and moving to end cruel and unnecessary animal testing. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…
The scientific basis of meritorious performance
What determines human performance? In general, human performance is an interaction effect of the person and his/her social environment, that is, it is the person’s talent and motivation (practice) combined with favorable/unfavorable social conditions that…
The hidden crisis of human trafficking in South Central LA
Every day, I walk the streets of South Central Los Angeles and see young women, some barely teenagers, struggling to survive. They’re begging for change, darting into strangers’ cars, or lurking on street corners, trying…
How the spending cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill will impact Americans
October 1st marked an unceremonious milestone, as Congress failed to pass a budget with all required appropriations bills by the start of its fiscal year for the 30th consecutive year. This is even though the federal budgetary and appropriations…
Let health consumers keep what they save
Trump wants subsidy dollars to go to people, not insurers. It can work if Congress protects the risk pool. The Trump administration has begun mailing $500 checks to about 950,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees in…
A program you haven't heard of is raising drug costs
It’s counterintuitive, but it’s true. A federal program designed to force drug manufacturers to sell prescription medicines at sharply reduced prices to not-for-profit hospitals and other healthcare safety-net providers is actually driving your drug costs…