Essays

Aligned to What?

On the incoherence of "aligning" systems

Jan 15 • David Valerio

On the contingency of text

Jan 8 • David Valerio

Concise descriptions of the books I read last year

Jan 1 • David Valerio

The Incarnate Word

On the mystery of God being born of a woman

Dec 25, 2025 • David Valerio

Is Writing Thinking?

Probing an overstated assumption

Dec 18, 2025 • David Valerio

Dabbling, jumping, escaping

Dec 11, 2025 • David Valerio

On the abuse of an annoying pronoun

Dec 4, 2025 • David Valerio

Aesthetic of Rigor

On the appearance of credibility

Nov 25, 2025 • David Valerio

Reflections on the Voluntary Carbon Market

Takeaways from a few years in a strange industry

Oct 22, 2025 • David Valerio

Nature, Climate, or Justice

Occasionally in harmony, often at odds

Oct 9, 2025 • David Valerio

What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him?

Catholic Social Teaching's Anthropological Response to Artificial Intelligence

Sep 3, 2025 • David Valerio

Photosynthesis or Photovoltaics?

Why environmentalists sue renewable energy projects

May 16, 2025 • David Valerio

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