13 Stories by Jerry Lawson
American culture defines narcissism. It is a mix of libertarianism and selfishness exhibiting an extreme indifference toward others. Of course, we are far more...
Nothing exposes our racism and bigotry better than the history of a seedy racist diatribe by obscure French writer Jean Raspail. Lauded by conservatives...
Using vaccines to prevent disease is not new, and neither is opposition and fear to being vaccinated. Republicans decided to use a pandemic and...
Americans claim to be appalled by mass shootings. We talk about it, that’s all. But while gun deaths rise and media blathers on about...
Our civilization is crumbling, but our response is indifference. We pretend nothing has changed and life can go on as it has been. We...
We believe the slaughter of innocents is just. We watch as people is stripped of their human rights and dignity, subjected to torture and...
The planet is burning, flooding, melting, and cooking. To save it and humanity our thinking and behaviors must change. We must be open to...
We resist solving problems we create. History illustrates our tendency to leave rather than solve problems. It reveals the flaw in our species highlighting...
Who we are is revealed by what we do and act. We Americans believe we are peace-loving and abhor war. However, our history suggests...
Access to factual information is critical for democracy. Control of information by a few is detrimental. Removing news from a profit-driven system is essential....
Our mindset is mired in the stone age. We still plunder the earth. Neo-liberalism is the current expression of that mentality. The COVID-19 pandemic...
Every day, like many of you, I’ve spent far too much time scanning the news and social media, reading stories and looking for new...
