“He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.” — John F. Kelly, White House Chief of Staff. Bob Woodward’s new book, Fear: Trump in the … Read more
The Earth is under increasing stress. There is more crime, poverty, and suffering than ever before. There are more fires and fewer glaciers. Desperate people continue to take up arms to steal from other desperate people. Air and water quality continue to degrade. Democracy is on the decline and authoritarianism is spreading. I often hear … Read more
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” (Proverbs 29:2) The United States is not a democracy. It is a form of corporate totalitarianism. Political theorist Sheldon Wolin explained that our democracy was poisoned by a unique fusion of economic and political power that he … Read more
Psychologist Eric Berne taught that people sometimes get caught up in interactions that follow a pre-defined pattern and progress to a predictable outcome. He called these interactions “Games” and described a number of these games in detail in his 1964 best-seller, Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships. One game that is common in … Read more
“And seeing the people in a state of such awful wickedness, and those Gadianton robbers filling the judgment-seats—having usurped the power and authority of the land; laying aside the commandments of God, and not in the least aright before him; doing no justice unto the children of men; “Condemning the righteous because of their righteousness; … Read more
“And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am … Read more
“And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.” (Doctrine and Covenants 130:21) In the Pre-Earth Council in Heaven, when Lucifer offered to be the redeemer of mankind, he said, “I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost.” (Moses 4:1). … Read more
“The Republican Party, as an institution, has become a danger to the rule of law and the integrity of our democracy. The problem is not just Donald Trump; it’s the larger political apparatus that made a conscious decision to enable him. In a two-party system, nonpartisanship works only if both parties are consistent democratic actors. … Read more