It was my pleasure to review Brian Potter's The Origins of Efficiency for American Compass's Commonplace. One of the most moving victories of re-engineering that Potter describes is the production of penicillin on an industrial scale. The mold first discovered by Alexander Fleming was finicky, and the lifesaving antibiotic it produced was hard to isolate.… Read More
Month: October 2025
Why AI Can’t Be Your Friend
For The Dispatch, I was happy to take a careful look at when an AI tool can and cannot be a helpful thinking partner. Programmers have their own way to get their thoughts outside their heads. Coders noticed that when they pulled aside a colleague to explain where they were stuck, they often spotted why they were… Read More
A Pastoral Ideological Turing Test
Charlotte's Bishop is shunting all the Traditional Latin Mass communities to a single site, specifically chosen because it can only hold about a quarter of those who currently seek out the Extraordinary Form. I have a paywalled op-ed for The Pillar (they're worth it!) with a prayer for what could happen next. If he wants… Read More