“The United States of America will continue to do what we must do to protect our people. We will be vigilant and we will be relentless,” the President said in televised remarks. Obama vowed justice for James Foley, calling his … Continue reading
Jihadist group the Islamic State [ISIS] on Tuesday claimed to have executed American journalist James Foley in revenge for US air strikes against its fighters in Iraq. The Islamist group released a video showing a masked militant purportedly beheading the … Continue reading
According to the Washington Post, a looter in Ferguson, Missouri, expressed pride and admiration for looters and said their actions are justified. “I’m proud of us. We deserve this, and this is what’s supposed to happen when there’s injustice in … Continue reading
A new study asks: How can we stop our country from raising a generation of quitters? The study [reported at psychologytoday.com as well as The Learning Habit] cites this evidence: In the United States, at least 36% of school-aged children … Continue reading
“I Waited Until My Wedding Night To Lose My Virginity And I Wish I Hadn’t.” So reads the title of an interesting article published recently at thoughtcatalog.com, by Samantha Pugsley. The article details the hazards, at least for this woman, … Continue reading
The recent fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man (Michael Brown) by a police officer near St. Louis, Missouri, offers a good example of the issue of individual rights vs. civil rights. The facts are in dispute. What we do know … Continue reading
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ― Aristotle
In my twenty-five years as a psychotherapist, I have probably had more conversations and thoughts about suicide, this week, than any other one-week period of my career. Robin Williams’ death by suicide no doubt brought up quite a lot of … Continue reading
People who insist Obama is a good commander-in-chief brush aside the claim that he’s more than a little sympathetic to Islamic totalitarianism. Yet consider these words on the whitehouse.gov website, explaining Obama’s recent policy of becoming militarily involved in Iraq: … Continue reading
When you learn of the suicide of a talented person, the typical reaction is, “How could this happen?” Underlying the question is the idea, “Someone with all this talent, success, wealth and accomplishment could not have done this.” If the … Continue reading
College tuition and resulting student loan debt are past the crisis point. Does anyone seriously disagree? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the number of post-secondary enrollees increased from 12.2 million students to 21 million from 1985 to … Continue reading
People who are sick of the welfare-regulatory-entitlement nanny state do have perfectly legal means of fighting back. You have more options than simply shrugging and asking, “What can I do?” Case in point? Consider this story recently reported at Media … Continue reading