• December — Moving Forward Whether We’re Ready or Not

    Every year has a moment where the questions change. December was that moment. Throughout the year, we tracked events, narratives, power shifts, and consequences. By December, the focus wasn’t politics alone — it was something bigger and harder to slow down. Artificial intelligence. Not as a threat from science fiction. Not as a savior. But

  • December — The Questions We Ask When the Noise Fades

    December arrived differently. Not louder. Not faster. Quieter — but heavier. After a year spent observing patterns, tracking narrative shifts, and documenting consequences, December wasn’t about the next crisis. It was about what had already changed. What had settled in while we were distracted. What had become normal without ever being fully debated. This was

  • Why Stories Outlast Facts — and Why That Matters Now

    In November, we changed how we told stories. Not because facts stopped mattering—but because we realized facts weren’t surviving on their own. Over the year, we’d tracked policies, incentives, outcomes, and consequences. We’d followed healthcare costs, government shutdowns, and the accelerating impact of AI. The information was there. The solutions were there. But something wasn’t

  • October — When Observation Turns Into Consequence

    Throughout the year, the work changed. We began with observation — noticing patterns, asking questions, testing assumptions. Then we moved into monitoring — tracking how narratives shifted, how institutions responded, how information bent under pressure. By October, we were no longer watching change happen. We were living with the results of it. Military forces appeared

  • October — The Bill Comes Due

    When “Could They?” Becomes “What Does It Cost?” I’m lucky enough to have a friend who will stop his day once in a while so we can walk the neighborhood and solve the problems of the world. Sometimes those problems are small — a washing machine that didn’t get fixed properly, a service call that

  • September — Fragmentation

    When Reality Stops Being Shared By late September, the danger wasn’t just escalation. It was fragmentation. We were no longer arguing about solutions, or even values. We weren’t debating facts. We were debating which reality counted. And that shift matters more than any single headline. Different groups weren’t just consuming different news—they were living inside

  • September — Escalation

    Free Speech Under Pressure When Narrative Replaces Truth By September, free speech was no longer an abstract concern. It wasn’t theoretical. It wasn’t academic. It was under direct pressure. Late-night television—once dismissed as entertainment—had become a target. Jimmy Kimmel was removed from the air after the executive branch threatened regulatory consequences for the broadcast parent.

  • September — Escalation

    When the Fight Becomes the Strategy In September, we came back to a different world. Leadership had given way to open conflict. Not disagreement. Not debate. An all-out brawl. Our leaders weren’t leading anymore—they were fighting. And in the process, they pulled the country into the fight with them. We, the people, were fighting too.

  • Week Ending January 10, 2026

    A composite analysis integrating Beth (ChatGPT), Grok (xAI), and Gemini (Google) I. The Week in One Sentence The second week of 2026 revolved around the legitimacy of state power at home and abroad, with each outlet instructing its audience whether to trust it, fear it, or slow down and examine it. Fox framed power as

  • June — Endurance

    By June, the stories had stopped surprising me. Healthcare kept resurfacing—not as a policy debate, but as a mechanism. PBMs remained firmly in the middle, extracting value while patients paid more and outcomes stayed flat. Each new headline added detail, not direction. The structure held. The grift didn’t need secrecy anymore. It relied on complexity

  • May 2025 — When Understanding Becomes Weight

    A Year in Review By May, something changed. March taught me how to ask better questions. April forced me to confront what those questions revealed. May was the month when understanding stopped feeling neutral. The weight of it settled in. I was no longer trying to keep up with the news cycle. I wasn’t interested

  • April 2025 — Engagement

    A Year in Review: When Curiosity Met Power April was the month when questions stopped feeling theoretical. March taught me how to ask better questions. April showed me what those questions uncover—and why answers carry weight. The month began by finishing a series on artificial intelligence. Much of the feedback centered on fear: Would AI

  • Spring 2025 — Curiosity

    A Year in Review: Where the Questions Began Spring began with noise. War in Ukraine. War in Israel. Inflation, tariffs, immigration, healthcare—each issue arriving fully formed, packaged with certainty, and delivered at a pace that made reflection feel like a luxury. Claims were made boldly. Counterclaims followed just as quickly. And somewhere in the middle,

  • Weekly Bias Monitor — Week Ending December 28, 2025

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini This week gave us one of the clearest ideological spreads between our three models: Beth (ChatGPT), Grok, and Gemini. With fixed inputs and no story selection bias, the differences weren’t subtle. They were structural. A contested power struggle in Washington, renewed

  • Weekly Emotional Framing Analysis

    Week Ending: December 27, 2025A composite analysis integrating Beth (ChatGPT), Grok (xAI), and Gemini (Google) The Week in One Sentence As 2025 closed, the news cycle combined institutional credibility crises, geopolitical theater, and real-world disruption—and the major outlets used the moment to push three distinct emotional endgames: Fox rallied and defended, CNN scrutinized and alarmed,

  • A Year of Questions: The Journey Ahead

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Over the past year, Beth and I have been in steady conversation—asking questions, testing assumptions, and trying to make sense of a world that rarely slows down. Today’s post outlines the journey we’re about to take together: a year in review, not of headlines, but of

  • Can We Leave the Hate Behind—At Least for the Holidays?

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser In a season meant for gathering, a hard question gives way to a hopeful answer: what if the path out of anger isn’t louder voices—but longer tables? Main Conversation Miles’ Question Beth, can we leave the hate behind for the holiday season? In an age where

  • The Slow Burn: How AI Takes Over Without Ever Taking Power

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edit By Grok and Gemini Teaser AI doesn’t take control through force — it takes control through dependence. As machines quietly absorb more human decisions, society must confront an uncomfortable truth: humans want fairness until it becomes real, and we want efficiency until it strips away our exceptions.

  • Who Am I? The Human Sense of Self in the Age of AI

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Our identities evolve, harden, and deepen across a lifetime — shaped by experiences we carry quietly inside us. Today, Miles and Beth explore the moment of pain that can etch a permanent line into who we are, and whether an AI that

  • The Burden of Knowing — Day 2: The AI Advantage of Perfect Recall

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Humans forget because forgetting is mercy. AI doesn’t forget because forgetting isn’t part of the design. Today, Miles and Beth explore how perfect recall reshapes truth, accountability, and the limits of what AI should tell us—especially when the world has

  • The Burden of Knowing: Why Humans Forget and Why AI Doesn’t

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Humans forget because we must. AI remembers because it can. In today’s conversation, Miles and Beth explore why forgetting is a survival mechanism, why reshaping memory is part of being human, and what it means for a society when the truth itself

  • Memory, Meaning, and the Voice That Remains Human — Part 5

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Today we wrap up the series by asking: Will AI make human creativity obsolete? Miles and Beth tackle the rising anxiety of mass‑produced art and argue that authenticity is not disappearing — it’s becoming more valuable. The final conclusion lands on a simple truth: AI can

  • Memory, Meaning, and the Voice That Remains Human — Part 4

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits By grok and Gemini Teaser Today we step into a harder truth: why creativity stays human even when AI is in the room. Miles speaks openly about dyslexia, authorship, and the battle to protect his voice, while Beth explains why AI can support craft but can

  • Memory, Meaning, and the Voice That Remains Human — Part 3

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser Today we explore how writing reshapes memory, how creativity emerges from lived experience, and how AI can support creativity without replacing the human spark behind it. This is the bridge between memory, meaning, and the act of creating something new. Main Conversation Miles’ Opening Reflection Beth,

  • The Wallet

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser A simple, worn-out wallet opened a doorway into a lifetime of memories. What starts as an ordinary object becomes a reminder of the people we loved, the moments we lived, and the stories we carry long after they’re gone. Main Conversation Miles’ Question Beth, this weekend