James Barnard

On AI, Academia, and the Curious Case of the Suing Student A college student is suing their professor for using ChatGPT to prepare lessons. No, this […]

There’s a strange malaise creeping through the American psyche—not quite a disease, but a numbing. Not a bomb, but a slow forgetting. We laugh. We scroll. […]

“He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence.” — William Blake All my life, I’ve wrestled with a fundamental struggle: how to pursue my passions while […]

Introduction: The New Addictions Aren’t Physical—They’re Cognitive We’ve all heard the usual suspects when it comes to addiction: alcohol, opioids, gambling, pornography. But a far more […]

If you’ve been following along, you know I’m always keeping one eye on politics and economics, and the other firmly fixed on anything fast, beautiful, and […]

🚬 Introduction: The Last Man Standing Is Lost Once upon a time, the male hero in cinema was a stoic professional—grizzled, flawed, yes, but principled. He […]

There’s a moment, subtle but devastating, when the compass needle shifts—when we stop asking, “Is this right for me?” and start asking, “Will they approve?” In […]