Tag: politics
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#218
the balloon goes up once more loose the dogs of war how can this be peace I don’t recognize so much about my country right now, but is that because my country has changed or have my eyes simply been opened?….
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Sisyphus and Modern Man
In my never-ending need to make sure billionaires have sufficient extra capital to purchase the essentials—like penis-shaped rocket ships—I found myself this morning buying what I like to think of as stupid shit online. These things were not completely without value; I have an office to decorate and a team to draw together and motivate.…
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The Problem with Homelessness
I have noticed lately that people have been asking me—because I’m a psychologist—what I think about “the homeless problem.” The question is almost always followed by a sidebar like, “It’s a lot of mental illness stuff, right?” Depending on who is asking, I’ll sometimes give what I call the simple answer: “Not as much as…
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Interesting….
As a general rule I don’t participate in the comment sections of the various social media platforms I peruse as I drink my morning coffee. My opinion is they have become a bastion of hate and division and I really don’t need any of that in my life. I do know occasion make an exception…
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Too many times before
Anyone else wondering, now that the right has their martyr, what is coming next?
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The Shadow of the “Big Beautiful Bill”: An Alchemical Analysis of America’s New Law
The Shadow Beneath the Beauty H.R. 1, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, is more than legislation. It is a symbolic event in the psyche of America. On its surface, it promises “big” and “beautiful” reforms. Beneath, however, it exposes the archetypal shadow of the nation—a collective split between care and control, between nurturance…
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Why basic math is so important…
I’ve written before about my weekend morning ritual of checking the email (mostly junk) and light doom scrolling (completely junk) while I drink my coffee. Today I was confronted by an email which by its existence proves a point I have also made before—we need to focus on improving education in this country with even more…
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#215
seems to me right now we need to follow the advice of John Lennon and remember that love is all we need
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For the record
For those who have never been let me assure that the path to a country’s greatness is never through the fields of war.