Less Spanking, More Bullying?Are children, teens, and young adults out of control? Is delinquency an epidemic in America’s neighborhoods? Are weak parents who never…Jul 31Jul 31
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionIs Intelligence a Social Problem?This is only in part a cynical clickbait headline on the question of how much our own minds limit our ability to understand and solve…May 11May 11
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionCultural Marxism for DummiesIs that right? Well, the stupid, vapid case of cultural Marxism makes it clear that lies spread around quite well, even without legs…May 4May 4
Is Consumerism a Social Problem?When does consumerism become a real problem, and what kind of problem is it? It could be cultural, economic, environmental, or spiritual.Apr 7Apr 7
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionPower and Propaganda and ProblemsIssues like poverty and violent crime don’t happen for purely natural reasons. Biology plays a role, of course. People don’t like to think…Mar 27Mar 27
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionHow to Think About Family LifeWe all know what a family is, or think we know. And people tend to know what family form is best, or they think they know. The “system” we…Mar 18Mar 18
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionHow to Think About the Legal SystemEvery society has several social institutions that keep things running. The legal system is one of them. Every society has some means of…Mar 8Mar 8
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionWhy You Should Love (Social) ScienceThere’s a rather large and troubling gap between what the public knows about social problems and what social scientists know. There are a…Mar 6Mar 6
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionHow to Think About Capitalism, Pt 2The economy will likely be in the news a lot, at least here in the United States. We are in week 204 of the 2024 Presidential campaign, or…Feb 4Feb 4
Published inSocial Pollution PreventionHow to Think About Religion(This is part of a subseries on the social institutions that help us organize and manage our lives. Future articles will cover education…Jan 23Jan 23