Opinions

Unlike the perennial themes explored in Articles, these opinion pieces address time-specific issues, which whilst relevant to the moment of publication, may lose relevance over time. Please read them with this in mind.

Oct 04, 2026 — — John Mackay

Manufacturing irresponsibility

From tobacco to pharma to Big Food to the attention economy to AI—the same three moves, run over and over. Engineer the environment. Profit from the behavior. Blame the individual. AI is the limit case: the first time the pattern reaches the faculty responsibility depends on.

Ethics