#TruthToPower commencement speech grade:
Conan O'Brien: A
Ronny Chieng: A+

Ronny Chieng Address | Harvard Class Day 2026
Ronny Chieng, an Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and correspond...
#TruthToPower commencement speech grade:
Conan O'Brien: A
Ronny Chieng: A+

Ronny Chieng, an Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and correspond...
Just spoke with a priest about Pope Leo’s Magnifica humanitas in my West Nashville coffee shop and noticed that Nashville scene featured clergy this month. Pope Leo’s words about AI have been occupying my mind all week!
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-05/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-magnifica-humanitas-ai.html
Here's a fantastic - and all too rare - example of speaking truth to power! Economist Steve Keen gave former Trump advisor Stephen Moore a heaping helping in a recent Piers Morgan interview. Moore's tiny little brain nearly exploded when Keen said "You're the bad guys!" after Moore intoned about the evils of the Iranian government.
A ten-minute segment is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ljs1ysnl8
If you have time for the full episode, it's here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVdnL6HWOg
Enjoy!



Workers everywhere feel very bad about their job security By Studs Terkel (as if today) I was talking to a fella the other day, let’s call him Joe. Joe’s a machinist, or he was, until the shop "realigned" its priorities. He’s got calloused hands and a Bible on his nightstand that’s seen better days. Joe