technology

Doug Allen column: Artificial intelligence draining us of actual intelligence

By Dr. Douglas Allen     06/22/2026

There’s been a lot in the news lately about further consolidation in the news media. You may know the names:…

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Farm and Food: Big Bacon’s Farm Bill carve-out needs to be carved out

By Alan Guebert, Farm & Food File Columnist     06/03/2026

Farm Bills are often loaded with “special interest” lard that favors, say, crop insurance companies, international grain merchandisers, meatpackers, a……

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Doug Allen column: Technology doesn’t always make things better

By Dr. Douglas Allen     05/29/2026

Do you ever feel that the world has not only become more complicated, but it has become, for lack of…

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Doug Allen column: How much freedom are you willing to give up?

By Dr. Douglas Allen     05/25/2026

Dynamic pricing, where customers pay more when demand is high and less when demand drops, has been around for a…

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Doug Allen Column: Closing education’s digital divide

By Dr. Douglas Allen     05/18/2026

I’ve written several columns about removing cell phones from schools and arguing that less screen time for children and adults…

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