Why Torture Needs to be on the Menu of Our Concerns

         Call it psychological fusion, even if it is a new-ish term. It means, to me the combining of concerns related to ethics, psychology, morality, practicality, not becoming Nazis and not joining the tendency in much of the world to dehumanize people not like us. It also means that the issues of humanizing or dehumanizing run through the history and present of multiple items, and don’t have to be competing or in a completely different type of importance from one another.

         I know, this isn’t new—in terms of dishing out cruelty. There were Roman Emperors that tortured for the hell of it. There were Nazis and Stalinists and there are still people all over the world who decapitate, cut off limbs and torment because they wear a badge or a uniform or have status, and well because they can…

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For Valentine’s Day: “So, What’s the Secret to your being Married 49 Years?”

Valentine’s Day is more of a pressure than many people think. And it’s not only a pressure-ridden day and night because of whether we have a Valentine and one that will give us whatever the “right” thing this year. It’s a pressure because people are mixed about those they love…

This past year, 2019 was the year of our 49th wedding anniversary, and we got several glowing, awe-filled queries as to how we managed to stay together all this time. And it fell on Thanksgiving to boot, so it seemed like an extra gift. It seemed apt to add to the literature on the subject in general with a nod to ambivalence, and attention to some of the mixed factors present in many relationships that are thought of as love only too much of the time.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Protesting the Invasion of Political Motives

Part of any important remembrance is to feel combinations of sadness and celebration, depending on the type of event or period at hand. January 27^th is the day designated by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

But this year, the 75th anniversary, is marked by…

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Are You Swallowing Too Much Advice? : Advice on Balancing All the Advice You Get in the Media

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A Jewish Guilt About Anti-Semitism

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