This is an article I wrote for “Arts of Thought,” a website which shares articles from many different perspectives covering topics like the collective unconscious, self-help skills, philosophical wisdom, and spiritual development.  I’ve written two other pieces for them, Neoteny: The Art of Being Young at Heart, and ‘‘The Spiritual Odyssey: New Theories of Developmental...Read More

On the very day that he was inaugurated, January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order ”Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” that effectively cut billions of dollars of aid that had been earmarked for international humanitarian efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition, and other afflictions around the world.  The order cut...Read More

In November, 2015, President Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in South Carolina when he began to criticize a New York Times journalist, Serge Kovaleski, who has arthrogryposis, a congenital condition affecting his joints. Trump’s beef was that the man had allegedly disclaimed having reported that Muslims in New Jersey celebrated the 911 attacks...Read More

So, I hear you voted for Trump, eh?  Well, there’s no way I can possibly fathom why you made that choice – I’m sure you had your reasons.  But I just wanted you to stop for a moment and consider what you accomplished in voting for Donald J. Trump.  Look at what he’s done in...Read More

Once again our ”Jail to the Chief” leader, Donald J. Trump, exposed his ineptness (or malicious intent) in failing to choose the right person for a job in his administration.  Just over a week ago, the United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. RFK...Read More