https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/spp/sociology/brett-c-burkhardt Private prisons have been a controversial topic over the recent years, but some thought that they had been all but set aside as an option for incarceration at the end of the Obama Administration. However, the Trump Administration didn’t feel as unkindly toward them and the talk of their demise has been exaggerated. It’s …
https://www.amazon.com/Connecting-Generations-Bridging-Boomer-Millennial/dp/1538112167 Being on this earth at this time represents a unique opportunity–and a special challenge. As you’ll learn in this podcast, it’s the first time in history that six generations have shared the planet. And while we talk about many divides and schisms–race, ethnicity, gender orientation–what has happened to the generation gap? …
https://www.amazon.com/No-Visible-Bruises-Domestic-Violence/dp/1635570972 The title of this episode is one of the most misunderstood aspects of intimate partner violence which runs rampant in our society and virtually every other. The World Health Organization deems it a ‘global epidemic’, fueled in our society by guns in the home and many reasons to keep it locked in silence. The …
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Fix-Fight-Courts-Elections-ebook/dp/B07G3J5G9R Even if Democrats often seem to drive the policy agenda forward in American politics, the Republicans long game strategy of chipping away at those gains has been remarkably(or appallingly)successful, depending upon how you look at it. How do they do it? Caroline Fredrickson, author of ‘The Democracy Fix’ explains, in detail, the conservative strategy …
http://laanimalsave.org/ Have you seen anyone wearing a mink stole lately? What was once so fashionable is now considered cruel and uncivil. Will eating the meat of an animal fall into this category twenty to 30 years from now? I wouldn’t bet against it. Perhaps we move in this direction because of the impact of meat …
https://www.aei.org/scholar/pia-m-orrenius/ If the fog of political misdirection could ever clear, perhaps we could have an adult conversation about the true goings on on our southern border. Unlikely. Except in this podcast, scholar Pia Orrenius, of the more conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, clearly explains that our greatest imperative going forward is to ensure …
https://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little-Secrets-Family-Business/dp/1626342601 Did you realize that seventy percent of the businesses in America are family run? As we approach an inflection point where many in the baby boom generation are ready to hand those businesses off to the next generation, we thought it would be a good time to explore the complications that exist when emotion …
https://religionnews.com/author/tomreese/ Could an international institution, based on moral principles and ethical standards, handle a crisis any worse than has the Catholic Church and child sexual abuse? I’m waiting. It’s gone on for decades and church protection has generally superseded child protection. With cover-up and denial no longer working, in a different moment in time, finally …
https://www.amazon.com/There-No-Planet-Handbook-Break/dp/1108439586 Did you ever know someone who, about every 15 to 20 years, decides that the old house has too many problems, so they just build a new one. That’s been my MO for years. And it’s worked for me, as I’m not the most handy around the house. However, Mike Berners-Lee tells us that …
https://www.windycitynanny.com/ The suicide rate among white teens, between 10 and 17, was up 70 percent between 2006 and 2016 and while black teens kill themselves less often than white youth, the 77 percent increase was even higher. And a study of pediatric hospitals recently found admissions of patients ages 5 to 17 for suicidal thoughts …