Getting creative requires using your brain. — Powerful technology in the right hands can produce beautiful things, but the opposite is also true. Give a careless, unimaginative, unskilled person access to an artificial intelligence photo editing tool, and the results won’t be art. They will be the opposite of art or, if you prefer, rubbish. How do…

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What will he do next? — There has been a stench in the halls of Congress since January after George Santos arrived in town to represent the good citizens of New York's Third Congressional District. As the first Brazilian American to serve in Congress, there was considerable interest in the new legislator. He had won a…

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: Freestyle — Does anyone know where this goes? All too often, we follow paths without knowing where they lead. Sometimes it’s a hiking trail. Other times, it is a figurative path — we follow leaders without understanding their agendas. Sometimes an unfamiliar path leads to a pleasant surprise. An example would be ordering a dish at a Korean…

What will it take to get the GOP to dump Trump? — The Iowa Republican caucuses will be held in less than two months. A Trump win in the state could secure his nomination as the party’s 2024 standard bearer. That is a frightening thought. In my weekly column for the Spy newspapers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, I express my fear that…

Is it okay to be grateful that George Santos will soon leave Congress? Or that prosecutors are closing in on Trump? — For the last couple of years, I have devoted my Thanksgiving week column to a list of things for which I am grateful. The piece was more challenging to write this year. The world is a mess, and with less than a year to go to Election Day 2024, I…

Who buys these T-shirts? — I was bored for a few hours during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, so I went on Amazon to look for a few Black Friday deals. I didn’t buy anything, but curiosity drove me to type in the words “Fuck Trump” to see if Amazon was in the Hate Trump business…

How swiftly will the team seize the opportunity? — First to go was the racist moniker “Washington Redskins.” The Cleveland Indians were renamed the Guardians. Several college teams changed their names, including the St. John’s University Redmen (now the Red Storm), Dartmouth College Indians (now the Big Green), and the Eastern Washington University Savages are now the Eagles. Is…

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Happiness” — The sky is an art gallery. Art elevates the soul, which is why art galleries are so important to a civilized society. But sometimes we cannot get to an art gallery. The other day, it was raining furiously. The day was dark and gloomy. Going anywhere was out of the question, so I went online to…