Friends, it is 2026 and I am tired.
Tired of *gestures wildly at many things I can’t control, a few things I can, and anything getting airtime on C-SPAN.*
But here is the specific tiredness I want to address: I
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The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, directed by Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell, is a 2026 documentary that explores the dual-edged nature of AI. The film juxtaposes the existential threats posed by AI with its transformative
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The Citation of Law Reviews in State Supreme Court Decisions
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