Why is it that some people see a resort to violence that destroys human lives as a first option, or see it as an option at all for that matter? Why does a person who has been mistreated feel a compulsion to take the lives of others? I pursue this question in two ways. First, […]

Some argue that possibilities for a world without war, environmental destruction and inequality are limited by “human nature.” My remarks will dispute this notion and argue that human nature is neither biologically nor divinely determined. Furthermore if we see it as our task to alter human nature as it seems to manifest itself today, we can […]

The violence and disorder that rages around the world today is a sign that we are in a period where the global system is breaking down. Our participation in finding a path forward can’t be limited by “mind forged manacles” that define practicality in terms of prevailing definitions of  “common sense.” How can we find […]