Preserving American Values

We have been bludgeoned over the past few years with the Republican’s mantra that if you haven’t made it, it’s your fault (see my post, “Th...

Every time Democrats propose having the government provide assistance to those in need or regulate business, the Republicans scream, with th...

In my writings, I often refer to this iconic phrase from the Declaration of Independence, together with its companion language setting fort...

In my previous post, “Changing Free Will from a Harmful Illusion to a Life-Affirming Fact,” I argued that we are programmed by our learned ...

Underlying many of the social systems and moral perspectives that govern our society is the concept of free will.   Whether stated as the a...

We are brought up in this society to think that we have control over our lives.   That if we do this or do that, if we work hard enough, if...

As told in Genesis, in the paradise that God created, man and woman were naked, but they were not embarrassed by their nakedness and they we...