Author Archives: Granger Meador
Job Vulnerabilities to AI
The exposure of workers to job displacement by artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of interest for several years. Sam Manning & Tomás Aguirre of The Centre for the Governance of AI, joined by Mark Muro and Shriya Methkupally … Continue reading
Shifting Partisanship in Oklahoma
Given the dominance of the Republican party, most of Oklahoma’s elections in November 2026 will effectively be determined in the closed Republican primaries in June and any runoff primaries in August. While over half of our registered voters are now … Continue reading
Friends and Feeds
Do you find yourself spending too much time scrolling on Facebook past random nonsense? Does your inbox get clogged with emails of fresh posts from different online services? If so, here are a couple of strategies that might improve your … Continue reading
The Rise & Fall of the Mass Market Paperback
The mass market paperback is dead. Not all paperback books, mind you, for the larger and more expensive trade paperbacks are still with us. But it shook me to realize that the pocket paperback, which was so important in my … Continue reading
Did Not Finish? Start Anew!
When reading book reviews and blurbs, I bear in mind the disclaimer I often heard in 1970s car commercials: your mileage may vary. A few weeks ago I read Gary Shteyngart’s May 2024 article in The Atlantic: “Crying Myself to … Continue reading
