From Learned Helplessness to Hope: A Case Study
For the LGBTQ+ youth, it is not enough to examine hope on the individual level. It should be linked into a broader context …
Creating What People Want in Dayton, Ohio, But Don’t Think They Can Have
“Re-Imagining America” is a response to a widespread experience that somehow “America has left itself behind” and is buildin…
Is Experiencing the Overview Effect a Human Right?
Since the mid-1980s, I have been conducting research into the experience of astronauts when they view the Earth from space a…
The King is Dead….Long Live the King: A Theory Concerning the Current Wave of Authoritarianism
Although we in the 21st Century have given ourselves permission to rule ourselves, apparently, we don’t feel entirely up to …
TRUST AND SELF GOVERNANCE
For the sake of the virtue and history that drives us, I will posit that there is an ideal co-existence and that its possibl…
HOW CONNECTEDNESS HELPS BATTLE 21st CENTURY AUTHORITARIANISM
Authoritarianism is in essence toxic tribalism and rises up in times of unprecedented and often unwanted change. Some people…
Is What We See Where We Are…, Or Only Where We Think Ourselves To Be?
How does one ‘play’ the future and by doing so, make it present Now? What aspect of mind provides that Unique and Discerning…
Authoritarianism, Cave Dwelling and the Contemporary Escape from Freedom
Today (during the third decade of the 21st Century) we are finding powerful forces moving many countries toward authoritaria…
Communities of Heart: Conditions and Criteria
What can we learn about the nature of a vital community – a community of heart? Such a community is needed today in a world …
The Multi-Cultural Psychological Perspectives and Practices of Singapore
Singapore is often considered the cross-roads or intellectual and cultural hub of Southeast Asia. Although small in size and…