Category Archives: Sociology

The recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in striking down California’s law prohibiting children under the age of 18 from purchasing violent video games is a travesty. It perpetuates harm on the most vulnerable members of society by means of a complete misunderstanding and ignorance of child development. It is based on a profound misunderstanding of fairy tales. Continue reading →

From the hateful and incendiary rants of the Tea Partiers to the continual paranoia of the extreme left with regard to business, what little remains of rationality becomes more fragile with every passing day. To understand, let alone treat, the sickness, or “mass psychosis,” that is rampant, one needs to dig beneath the surface of everyday thought and action to get at the real forces that drive behavior. Continue reading →