by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 22, 2013 | Psychology, Society & Culture
Here’s a TED Talk that takes a novel approach to violent crime. Treating it like a contagious epidemic, it addresses the issues of the individual and their connections to others rather than guns or poverty — and with amazing results.
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Sep 19, 2013 | Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
How are those gun-free zones working for ya, America? Right after the latest deadly volley of bullets in a gun-free facility, Starbucks apparently wants to be the next choice for unstable shooters.* They’re trying to make a statement against guns, and they are...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 20, 2013 | Philosophy & Ethics, Psychology, Society & Culture
As a martial artist, I find that when I fight someone, they potentially have more to learn from it than I do (if they are willing). I am not surprised that beating someone is referred to as “teaching them a lesson”. This is true of debate. I may strengthen...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Jul 18, 2013 | Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
Oh, great — another Trayvon-Martin-George-Zimmerman editorial. That’s what you’re thinking. Or is it just me? I’m all for constructive dialogue about important issues but that’s not what’s happening here. For countless writers and...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 9, 2013 | Psychology, Society & Culture
Usually I am on the side of the critic, that bold person who dares to bring an often unwelcome perspective or buck our common judgment. And having been a “cult-buster” in my day, critics are deliberately, wrongfully dismissed as the bearer of sour grapes...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Feb 12, 2013 | Politics & Law, Psychology, Society & Culture
The following TED Talk gives us a lesson on how improving the appearance of an environment can influence quality of life. I myself have noticed that graffiti tends to be only on badly-kept or abandoned properties, even to the point where an old railroad embankment...