By Jonathan Michael Feldman, August 20, 2025 Today I engaged in an AI experiment about the causes of the Ukraine War. In contrast to the neo-Luddites who deconstruct the strawman argument, “AI does not tell the truth,” much like early designed cars might crash, I argue that AI generates arguments and hypotheses. And guess else…
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By Jonathan Michael Feldman, August 15, 2025; Updated August 23, 2025 The political discussion forum Almedalen 2025, held in Visby, Sweden, ritualized the “grand displacement”: Ecological collapse and the mass killing Gaza an increasing number call “genocide” were acknowledged, then sidelined by celebrations of missiles and markets. In Sweden’s new consensus, peace is pathological—militarism is…
August 9, 2025 Preface A Framework for Hypothesis Testing This essay does not purport to be truth but rather seeks to generate hypotheses and tests in the spirit of John Dewey’s approach to inquiry. Dewey emphasized that ideas should be treated as working hypotheses to be tested through experience and investigation, rather than as fixed…
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By Jonathan Michael Feldman, August 8, 2025 I asked ChatGBT to help me stop Microsoft from scraping my data. Here is the response. The number of ways that this software is spying and surveying my actions is exceedingly obnoxious. I was tipped off by an Instagram post. To prevent Microsoft Word from tracking and scraping…
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“Sweden’s Strategic Neutrality: How Russian Atrocities Never Changed Swedish Policy for Decades”By Jonathan Michael Feldman, July 27, 2025; Revised July 28, 2025* IntroductionRussian atrocities must always be condemned. This analysis does not excuse Russian aggression or domestic repression; instead, it interrogates the consistency of Swedish foreign policy over time. Specifically, it evaluates whether Sweden’s strategic…
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Total emissions from food-delivery mopeds across Sweden can be estimated at 5,000 to 20,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year, although efforts are underway to electrify. Automation and expansion create various other health and worker wellbeing challenges, however. By Jonathan Michael Feldman, July 26, 2025 Between Direct Filthy Pollution and Automated Pedestrian Displacement Mechanisms This summer…
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By Jonathan Michael Feldman, July 18, 2025 Today I conducted another AI experiment. These experiments do not necessarily prove anything, but do generate hypotheses for further research for the interested researcher. Please review three such experiments conducted today. I see no problem in academic, intellectual or ethical terms in creating such experiments. These experiments generate…
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By Jonathan Michael Feldman, June 20, 2025 Warfare and Welfare: A Misremembered Convergence Esbati writes: “the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s are decades of rearmament. But this is also in many places a time for improved real wages and for the simultaneous expansion of social welfare systems.”¹ The timeline is accurate—but misleading. Sweden’s capacity to expand…
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By Jonathan Michael Feldman, June 15, 2025 Introduction The escalating tensions between Israel and Iran have generated polarized narratives that often obscure rather than illuminate the complex realities at stake. While legitimate criticism of Israeli policies—particularly regarding Gaza—remains essential, some commentators have responded by promoting misleading claims that effectively whitewash Iran’s authoritarian regime. This analysis…
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