March 12, 2025

How has a health issue become a wedge issue?

The past 15+ years has witnessed massive change in the U.S. and the world. Advances in technology are a major factor—instant communication, and an ever-expanding virtual world, has fostered advances in knowledge throughout society. The field of...

September 20, 2016

Who the Narcissist Is and Why It Is Important

The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch was first published in 1979. Many of his observations are as applicable now as then. The major thesis of this work is that the 20th century was dominated by a drift from 19th-century values. Individual i...

August 31, 2016

It's now Goodell's play

Colin Kaepernick refusal to stand during the national anthem has caused a firestorm among the fans.  The media thus far has been more varied in its opinion.  Being a private entity, the NFL has wide latitude in controlling how the league...

August 17, 2016

Can Trump orchestrate a paradigm shift?

The human brain because is good at recognizing patterns that foster survival.  However, it is poor at predicting the future.  This election season is indicative of this flaw.  The accepted paradigm between left and right, continued ant...