Thomas Paine's Blog

Artificial Intelligence: What it Is, and What it Isn't (Hint: It's not a 'race')

When mixing metaphors becomes necessary for good thinking

Jan 6 • John Horst

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September 2025

Why we need to stop arguing long enough to listen to each others stories

Charlie Kirk was a good man, but I think I could have proven him wrong

Sep 11, 2025 • John Horst

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August 2025

Bobby Kennedy Jr. and the September Report - How We Got Here

The knives are really coming out... Here is why

Aug 28, 2025 • John Horst

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March 2025

"Europe" Needs a Wakeup Call from American Parents

NATO Article V only means what we will tolerate

Mar 8, 2025 • John Horst

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Why friendships are essential to culture

The welcome breaking of the 'woke fever' might come at a cost I am not willing to bear

Mar 7, 2025 • John Horst

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October 2024

Michael Saylor Just Showed the Ruling Class's Hand

Crypto custodied by "banks" (i.e., Federal Reserve System) locks you into the USD

Oct 26, 2024 • John Horst

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August 2024

The Single Most Important Story in Crypto

Crypto is now "legal tender" for wages in Dubai

Aug 21, 2024 • John Horst

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July 2024

Bitcoin, Kennedy, and Trump

An in-depth recap: They didn't quite "go there."

Jul 29, 2024 • John Horst

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We are reaping of the evil seeds we have sown

"Politics is a Team Sport" has now fully flowered - and it's a poison

Jul 16, 2024 • John Horst

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June 2024

Prediction: Murtha will prevail in Murtha v Missouri

Paging Dr. Schellenberger... Heads up, Taibbi, Weiss, et al.!

Jun 17, 2024 • John Horst

March 2024

Large Language Models = Computational Sophistry

Discuss!

Mar 20, 2024 • John Horst

February 2024

Will former CIA Director Gina Haspel Replace Kamala Harris???

Oh, wow - Are we in for an August Surprise?

Feb 17, 2024 • John Horst

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