It is clear that we live in a rape culture and that it will take a lot to change it. What does it take for individuals to make a difference? To stand up and speak out?
Category: Social Psychology
Gaslighting Perceptions of Politics
With the death of Roger Ailes, we are focused on the contributions of news to political polarization. Now we have liberal fake news to contend with. Here we examine the role of perception in our polarized politics.
Why Is It Easier for Dems to Bicker Than Oppose GOP?
Bickering Dems to the left of us! Bickering progressives to the right of us! Bickering leftists all around us! So, let’s focus that bickering on the GOP and the 2018 elections instead, hunh?
The Muslim Travel Ban: Understanding the Abuse of Innocents
CBP agents defying court orders. Citizens denied entry. Detainees denied medication. Why do these abuses happen? Milgram & Zimbardo explains why & how to resist the temptation.
Cleaning Up the Republican Mess in DC
The US Senate is broken. The US body politic is broken. Can they be fixed? Can we learn to compromise with the other side again? Our national civics lesson continues…
The Making of the Republican Stooge Voter: A Review of “Strangers In Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right”
Why do conservative white voters vote against their best interests? To really understand, we need a deep story and the Great Paradox. I review Arlie Hochschild’s “Strangers In Their Own Lands” to find out.
