Power grabs are ransacking America’s best traditions and virtues, and psychological forces are driving this behavior. Those in power grab for more power to compensate for how overwhelmed they feel as the world’s growing dangers and complexity worsen. Everyday people are also … [Read more...] about The People, the Psyche, and the Power
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The Psychology Behind Climate-Change Inaction
Our educational system has not really explained why climate change has been addressed so timidly. The mystery of our inaction lies deep within us, and I will try here to offer some insight from depth psychology. Some people simply deny that climate change is a problem … [Read more...] about The Psychology Behind Climate-Change Inaction
The Core of Our Dysfunction
It makes sense to me that the world is in such a mess. I see the problem as the cumulative effect of all the neurosis that plagues humankind. My books and articles have tried to expose the nature of this neurosis, which basically consists of varieties of inner conflict and our … [Read more...] about The Core of Our Dysfunction
Happiness Hinges on Psychological Insight
Happiness oh happiness, be not so arcane, / Let us access your domain and make it our address. The key to happiness has been discovered, say researchers in psychology. They claim that happiness is secured when we’re able to initiate and maintain trusted relationships and when … [Read more...] about Happiness Hinges on Psychological Insight
The President Hears from Dr. Freud
Were Sigmund Freud around to muse on the man in the White House, how might he analyze the president and the people who support him? Theories abound for why Donald Trump twice became president. These include the effects of culture wars, wealth disparity, politically biased … [Read more...] about The President Hears from Dr. Freud