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Graylin Lucas

This author has written 46 articles
It’s time leaders send Meta a message: Stop Predatory Scams
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It’s time leaders send Meta a message: Stop Predatory Scams

Over the past year, Americans watched the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security detain lawful residents, harass individuals based on their ethnicity, and kill two innocent…

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April 21, 2026
To protect consumers, regulate AI chatbots – and the human professionals using them
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To protect consumers, regulate AI chatbots – and the human professionals using them

If you tell ChatGPT you have a stuffy nose and a fever, it offers fairly standard suggestions: rest, hydrate, take Tylenol. It may even go a…

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March 17, 2026
Attention MAHA: Shame Won’t Sell Healthy Eating
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Attention MAHA: Shame Won’t Sell Healthy Eating

On Super Bowl Sunday, professional boxer Mike Tyson told an audience of over 100 million Americans, “I was so fat and nasty. I would eat anything.”…

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March 3, 2026
Blue States, Ignore Trump. Double Down on AI Regulation.
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Blue States, Ignore Trump. Double Down on AI Regulation.

  73 percent of voters want both their federal and state governments to regulate AI, but last week, Trump decided to listen to Big Tech instead.…

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December 16, 2025
A Progressive Approach to Public Safety is Back, and it’s Winning
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A Progressive Approach to Public Safety is Back, and it’s Winning

Democrats are soft on crime, progressive cities are plagued by public safety issues, and voters are fed up — this narrative is a familiar one by…

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November 25, 2025
New York’s Online ICE Reporting Portal Is Symbolic, But Can It Bring Justice?
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New York’s Online ICE Reporting Portal Is Symbolic, But Can It Bring Justice?

Last month, over 50 federal agents descended on Canal Street in an immigration raid targeting the area’s street vendors. It was the latest in a months-long…

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November 11, 2025
Trump’s Push to Expand IVF Smacks Of Hypocrisy
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Trump’s Push to Expand IVF Smacks Of Hypocrisy

  “We want more babies, to put it very nicely,” Trump said in a recent White House announcement of a deal with the pharmaceutical company EMD…

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November 4, 2025
Trump’s AI Posts Flaunt His Lack of Respect for His Supporters
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Trump’s AI Posts Flaunt His Lack of Respect for His Supporters

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, donning a sombrero and a handlebar mustache, stands alongside Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who remarks that “nobody likes Democrats anymore.”…

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October 14, 2025
School Choice Addresses Political Polarization with More Polarization
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School Choice Addresses Political Polarization with More Polarization

The private education movement has positioned school choice as a solution to rising political polarization and widening gaps in education outcomes, but privatizing education is set…

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April 29, 2025
Trump v. Big Law Becomes the Legal Industry v. Itself
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Trump v. Big Law Becomes the Legal Industry v. Itself

For Trump, a man who has been involved in over 4000 lawsuits to date, a legal system that works in his favor is a dream. In…

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April 15, 2025
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“This is where Washington’s domestic politics “This is where Washington’s domestic politics becomes crucial. Republicans and Democrats are not “using” the war in the same way, but both parties clearly understand its political value. For Republicans, the war is first and foremost a question of preserving presidential authority.“

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“African sovereignty can be classified as an inh “African sovereignty can be classified as an inherently mythic phenomenon where former African colonies are still entrapped in an economically, medically, and politically dependent state in the international world order.”

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“We cannot separate the flows of people arriving “We cannot separate the flows of people arriving at European borders from the conditions Western powers created and continue to benefit from. The Return Regulation offers no engagement with this history Offshore detention sidesteps it entirely.” 

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“Gonzalez’s bill also reflects a concern about “Gonzalez’s bill also reflects a concern about AI’s impact on vulnerable users. Certainly, some users can easily be deceived by AI, whether they’re suffering from mental illness or cognitive impairment, or simply less tech-savvy. Policies should be in place to protect these individuals. Still, few people would believe ChatGPT is anything other than a highly sophisticated technology.”

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“A few months ago, Pakistan and Afghanistan appe “A few months ago, Pakistan and Afghanistan appeared to be close to a breakthrough. A fragile calm. After multiple rounds of negotiations, the countries reached a ceasefire, which paused the tumultuous conditions along the Durand Line. However, recent Pakistani air strikes inside Afghanistan suggest that the aforementioned period of calm was indeed temporary.”

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