Well, it has actually happened. Academia has finally cracked. The following is from Independent Journal Review online, 10/27/13: The University of Georgia’s Student Government Association (SGA) held an unusual ‘dinner and dialogue’ during Social Justice Week in opposition to … Continue reading
A reader comments: Once a psychologist told me my mother abandoned me. It had never occurred to me to think like that. I had never put expectations or demands on my mother like that and more, I thought it would … Continue reading
Many people are trained to believe that when dealing with other people, the reasonable thing to do is to compromise; to meet the other person halfway. That might sound nice, but in my experience it doesn’t always work. All action … Continue reading
Says one thing; does another. This applies to both big and little things. It’s a form of lying, even if it’s not deliberate. Even if the lie does you no harm, it tells you something about the person’s relationship with … Continue reading
The high holy days of masquerade are upon us, and rarely does a Halloween go by without my getting a few inquiries about the psychology of costumes and disguise. Ancient mystical beliefs held that if you disguised yourself on All … Continue reading
A reader wrote and asked me to please be more positive in my articles on politics/society, like I am with my psychological articles. He asked me to please make people feel uplifted about our political and social situation, the same … Continue reading
Collectivism (Obama’s ideology) is the basis for socialism and most forms of dictatorship. It’s also the basis for Big Government programs such as Social Security, Medicare and now Obamacare. If you accept and endorse these programs in principle, then by … Continue reading
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Comments from a reader: I am “rude” to telephone solicitors and any sales/religion person that comes to my home uninvited. “Don’t call back”, “Get off my property”. I am the victim. I hear others excuse the rudeness of solicitors: “Well … Continue reading
The Obamacare debacle disproves one truism, and upholds another. Truism # 1: ‘Ignorance is bliss.’ So we’re told. Supporters of Obamacare benefited from the ignorance of millions who either went along with it, or tolerated it. ‘Well, that Obama guy … Continue reading
One of my favorite sayings (I don’t know the author) is, ‘If you subsidize something, you’ll get more of it.’ I’ll expand the saying to a wider realm than economics: ‘If you excuse something, you’ll see more of it.’ Excuses, … Continue reading
I received a letter from a reader to whom I responded in another local publication. She told me that her boss was a bit of a micromanager, and that she (the writer) felt insulted, i.e., she was taking her boss’ … Continue reading