Richard's Pretension

The much ballyhooed “Blizzard of 2015,” which was supposed to dump 2 feet of snow on northern NJ beginning last evening, arrived as a modes...

Artificial intelligences are poised to conquer the world! Yes, again. The most recent warning, echoing that of Stephen Hawking last year, i...

Dystopian fiction predates the First World War, but the 1914-18 cataclysm gave it a huge boost. Modern industrial society had unleashed its...

While I was bemoaning several financial expenses to a friend earlier today, he responded, “Look on the bright side. You’re mostly through y...

The last of the Auld Lang Syne renditions have faded on this first weekend after the New Year. A light snow falls outside the window next ...

Last night, as is common for me, I sat on the couch in an unlit living room while letting my mind wander to this and that. A few friends ar...

Americans have a reputation for lacking the stomach for long wars. Whether it is deserved (without meaning to sound Clintonesque) depen...