There is a tendency to fear new technology. That instinct is almost always wrong.

Progress comes from improving how we produce, think, and communicate. Artificial intelligence is simply the next—and perhaps the most powerful—step in that progression. At its core, AI is an efficiency engine. It reduces friction. It accelerates thinking. It turns hour...

I confess, when I first read Objectivism, I was rationalistic and somewhat ultracrepidarian.

Okay, I know: “ultracrepidarian” has seven syllables and is a tongue-twister. But if you can say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, you can say ul tra crep i dar i an; and it’s the only word that really fits. It means: one who expresses opinions, criticism, and adv...