Author Caroline Miller ruminates on AI, oligarchs, and how Gil Duran's book, "The Nerd Reich" shows on how money is destroying our democracy.

Author Caroline Miller discusses report of the Global State of Democracy 2026 and the power of money to affect elections.

Author Caroline Miller ruminates on A1, its potential dangers, how humans can abuse its power, and how human nature complicates everything.

Author Caroline Miller ruminates on the growing global insanity posed by modern life, how America's inventiveness is its downfall and how voters can save themselves.

A recent health publication warned readers against accumulating clutter. Clutter taxes the mind, it said.  Then it went on to explain that when we force our brains to focus on many things, ”our performance with each task can become less efficient.” (“Less Mess, Less Stress,”

Giving something up to get something else in return is at the core of international relationships. Russia will stop attacking Ukraine with missiles if Ukraine cedes part of its land. Trump will leave Venezuela’s oppressive regime in power in exchange for its oil. As the saying goes,

Suzy Wiles’ assessment of Donald Trump’s Cabinet in the Winter issue of Vanity Fair may have given many readers a chuckle.  She called it a world-class Cabinet, better than anything I could have conceived of.  (“Eye of the Hurricane,” by Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, Winter, 2

Tax time is almost here, a period when, like the cartoon character Snoopy, we wish we could write the IRS asking to be removed from their mailing list. People little realize that taxes are a form of power because a bureaucracy funded by taxpayers is beholden to them.  Cut that “umb

Last week, a blog reader commented that he would support my right to hold and express my views, even if he didn’t share my opinions. I assumed he disagreed with something I’d written, but without an explanation, I was in the dark. Examining the essay again, I found no flaws in the

My blog last week concluded that the joke is on us if we keep giving money to billionaires who turn our dollars against us. I was referring to America’s addiction to consumerism and convenience at the expense of democracy. While our economy drives the globe’s, our prosperity is un