Why Every Racist Mentions Their Black Friend
Eric Horowitz Feeling threatened leads people to overestimate the importance of past actions When something is thoroughly covered by both the New Republic (link is external) and Urban Dictionary (link…
A Look At Louisiana’s Gun Laws
by Kenneth Cooper On my way to church, I can’t figure out which gun to bring. It may not be the same gun I take out to eat afterwards, and…
Should Health Care Be A Right?
by Kenneth Cooper Well at least Sen. Bill Cassidy is no longer a liar. Back before he was a liar, Cassidy, our senior senator from Louisiana, said he wouldn’t vote…
The Many Ways We Lie to Ourselves
Shahram Heshmat Ph.D. How honest are you with yourself? Everyone is in denial about something. Self-deception (or lying to yourself) is simply a motivated false belief. False beliefs can satisfy…
Warning Letter to Hurricane Survivors from Katrina Survivor
Beware Harvey and Irma Survivors By Bill Quigley. Bill teaches law at Loyola University New Orleans. Dear Fellow Hurricane Survivors: Our hearts go out to you as you try to…
Why We Are Underprepared for Disasters
Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther Ph.D. The 6 cognitive biases we need to address In 2009, 228 people died in the crash of Air France 447 when the plane went…
The #1 Thing She Wants In Bed Will Make Sex Better For You, Too
Dirty talk and kinky sex aren’t the only things that can keep the spark alive By Alisa Hrustic What does she really want during sex? Men everywhere have pondered that…
Why do we hate?
Allison Abrams, LCSW-R Recently, several members of a group calling itself “Respect the Flag” were sentenced to prison for terrorizing guests at the birthday party of an 8-year-old African-American girl…
Why I Refuse to Avoid White People
By CHLOÉ VALDARY In the days since the white supremacists marched into Charlottesville, Va., my Twitter feed has lit up with advice from black pundits, activists and even friends: “It’s…
Is America Starting a New Civil War?
Feds v Con Feds by Jaime Morris The recent imbroglio(s) over “monumental” take downs of Confederate statues elicits thoughts in me that anti- statue proponents are being either hypocritical, short-sighted,…