John White PhD
johnwwhite.bsky.social
John White PhD
@johnwwhite.bsky.social
Historian, Library dean, Dad to three wonderful kids
It isn’t often I agree with “The National Review”

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The Electric AI Acid Test — National Review
Running a Tom Wolfe essay through AI editing tools reveals how poorly he would fare were he writing today. One such tool suggested over 500 corrections.
apple.news
February 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The party of “small government” and “free enterprise”
February 12, 2025 at 12:58 AM
What would happen if millions reported it as an error? When I logged in and used their error form to note that they had my street map wrong, it was magically fixed in a few weeks.
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Reposted by John White PhD
President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
Trump’s inaugural address centers on pledge to lift a country in ‘decline’
In his second Inaugural Address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This would be funny if it wasn’t so authentic (especially the line about declaring the NEH a terrorist organization).
A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2024 at 12:37 PM