Preventing Polarization: A Civil Critique of Jordan Peterson
Sunday, September 7, 2019 Seattle, California Preventing Polarization: A Civil Critique of Jordan Peterson In 2018, the New York Times proclaimed Jordan... Read More
The Simple Evil of Nuclear Power
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019 London, England (Heathrow Hell) The Simple Evil of Nuclear Power Having devoted the last few posts to complexity,... Read More
Finding Unity in Catastrophe
Monday, August 5, 2019Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Finding Unity in Catastrophe An attack by aliens might break our propensity to gather into tribes.... Read More
Why Does Celebrity Trump Complexity in Leadership?
Friday, July 26, 2019 London, England Why Does Celebrity Trump Complexity in Leadership? As I taxied into downtown London for the biannual... Read More
Dissolving Tension Between You and the Group
Monday, July 22, 2019 Pasadena, California Dissolving Tension between You and the Group Firstly, you can’t completely dissolve it because, well, it... Read More
The Wisdom of Doubt
Sunday, July 14, 2019 Glendale, California The Wisdom of Doubt Viewing our era as one of extreme polarization has become cliche. Nonetheless,... Read More
The Dominance of the Unconscious Mind
Entering my fortieth year of practicing depth psychology, I find it painfully ironic to finally believe in, and surrender to, the dominance of... Read More
In Denial No Longer: Midlife Crisis for Sale
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Can a mid-life crisis be sold? Yes! During mid-April, I sold an awesome, way-cool sports car I owned for 15 years. I... Read More
It’s Time to Face Our Anxiety and Embrace Critical Thinking
This morning’s election of Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political experience, brings the problem of critical thinking to—pun intended—a critical level.... Read More
Stray Thoughts On Freedom
Sunday, March 24, 2019 Glendale, California Stray Thoughts On Freedom Near the end of Tara Westover’s memoir, Educated, she references a lecture she... Read More