Why Hubris Causes Leaders to Overreach Themselves
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Hubris is a dangerous cocktail of overconfidence, overambition, arrogance and pride fueled by power and success. When found alongside contempt for the advice and criticism of others, hubris…
Will Trump Try to Erode Digital Freedoms?
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. As Donald Trump assumes the presidency, our digital freedom of speech deserves special consideration. The ability to express ourselves freely is a fundamental right guaranteed to us all. There are three major elements…
Trump Nom. Could Spell Disaster For Government’s Internet Take Over
President Donald Trump promoted and appointed Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ajit Pai to chairman of the government agency Monday. Pai, a lawyer, is a staunch opponent to net neutrality – a concept the Obama administration pushed…
NYT’s Executive Editor Dean Baquet Still Doesn’t Understand How He’s Hurting Democracy
From March, 2016: NY Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet describes the editorial board meeting with Trump to CBS This Morning. Dean Baquet is TERRIBLE at his job and should step down for the good of democracy. How’s that for not…
Trump’s cabinet: Eight essential reads
By The Conversation. Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of archival stories. The members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet will hold power over policies that determine many aspects of life in the U.S., touching citizens and immigrants, America’s relations…
Donald Trump’s 45 percent tariff on China
President Trump’s proposed 45 percent tariff on Chinese imports could leverage significant changes in trade with the Middle Kingdom, but to succeed he must address Beijing more realistically than past presidents. Since Richard Nixon’s historic trip, U.S. policy has been…
Which States Will Consider Changing Marijuana Laws Next?
The votes were counted, the oath was taken and Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States Friday. However, a new president isn’t the only thing Americans received as a result of the 2016 election — a slew…
We’ll be watching: 13 STAT reporters on the big changes coming under President Trump
As Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office, we at STAT are preparing, too. Here’s what we’re watching for as the new administration tackles big questions in health, medicine, and science. Will the NIH squash research on fetal…
Lavabit Encryption Service Used By Snowden Relaunches
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who is currently in exile in Russia for leaking classified information, has endorsed the relaunch of Lavabit, an encryption email service company that chose to shut down instead of complying with…
How Years Of The Right-Wing Media’s Obama Hatred Paved The Way For Trump
Reprinted with permission from Media Matters for America. Today, Donald Trump will swear the oath of office and become president of the United States. His ascent would not have been possible without the years of vitriol that the right-wing media…