I Was Number 49594

I Was Number 49594

49594 I know this sequence like I know my social security number. My father made me memorize it when I was 10.  I carried the card in my wallet. It shows the wear of time and the trust a parent had in their child. I know it like I know my grandmother’s phone number. I...
Diamond Lessons: Remembering John Nash

Diamond Lessons: Remembering John Nash

Editor’s Note: The following is a reflection from Stan Copeland on the life of John Nash. It is adapted from a funeral eulogy he gave, as well as from a story in Copeland’s cookbook, The Picklin’ Parson’s Cookbook. John Nash was the uncle of Craig Nash, Good Faith...
The Coming AI Havoc

The Coming AI Havoc

When automobiles replaced the horse and buggy in the early twentieth century, entire industries disappeared—blacksmiths, horse stables, whip makers and carriage manufacturers. You couldn’t give away horses. Still, newer jobs in the automotive industry replaced these...