Thoughts on propaganda and partisanship with ChatGPT

I was reflecting on the idea of propaganda and started talking to ChatGPT about it. This post covers the concept of history and background knowledge being an antidote to falling for propaganda. Perhaps you will think ChatGPT is biased on the topic politics. I asked it that question later in the conversation and I want […]

Augusto Pinochet and the possibility of something similar happening in the United States

General Augusto Pinochet’s regime in Chile (1973-1990) is notorious for its brutal methods of capturing, torturing, and silencing political opponents. After the military coup (with the help of the CIA ) on September 11, 1973, which ousted the democratically elected President Salvador Allende, Pinochet’s government implemented a series of strategies and tactics to identify, capture, […]