The abduction of hundreds of Nigerian teenage girls last month is not the first of its kind. It happens a lot and governments do little to stop it. Perhaps it’s time to use the power of mothers to truly protect our children.
Climate Insecurity is Earth-Shattering News: What We Can Do About It.
Climate insecurity is one of the great crises of our times yet many people seem to have their heads in the sand about it. Psychology gives us reasons why some are in denial but it also provides solutions for how to combat it.
The Fort Hood Shooting: We Need Better Psychological Treatment in the Military
The most recent Fort Hood shooting highlights the dearth of necessary mental health treatment in our military.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Working Parents and Childcare
The case of Whole Foods firing Chicago single mother Rhiannon Broschat for staying home with her special needs child should be raising larger issues about working parents and childcare in the United States.
Texas Forever or Texas Whatever?
Texas has long been known as the state with big hair and a big heart. While the big hair is still true, the big-heartedness has waned. Yes, there are many great things here, but the ‘greatness’ has dimmed because of its policies and their results. This feels like cognitive dissonance — although many folks still proclaim how awesome Texas is, evidence contradicts this.
Pondering Torture and Psychology’s Code of Ethics
The American Psychological Association’s recent refusal to censure psychologists who participated in torture comes with serious ethical implications. If psychologists are to be effective, the public must know that we abide by our Code of Ethics or face the wrath of our colleagues.
Gifted Education is a Win for Us All
The tired canard of gifted people being able to take care of themselves is trotted out again, this time in the Washington Post. It’s time for us to stop focusing on the impact of gifted education on individuals and instead look at the system.
The Biggest Loser Needs to Stop Blaming the Lettuce!
Shows like The Biggest Loser focus solely on individual responsibility for why people are fat. Instead of once again addressing merely the symptoms of our obesity crisis, perhaps we should concentrate on the systemic problems we have with food and exercise.
For Girl Scouts, That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles
The Girl Scouts have been surrounded by controversy and some people were calling for a cookie boycott. Instead of fighting them, their opponents should take a page out of the Girl Scout handbook and learn how to deal appropriately with prejudice.
Bridegroom and Duck Dynasty: A Tale of Two Interviews
A comparison of two interview-based media presentations should make us think about the kind of news we get. Both the Duck Dynasty interview and the Bridegroom documentary have ramifications for how we want society to be.