By Sheldon Greaves Quite a few years ago, author Sam Keen wrote a thoughtful, deeply penetrating book called Faces of the Enemy that introduced me to his concept of “surplus evil.” Keen observed that individuals and groups who sought to … Continue reading
By Sheldon Greaves Many years ago PBS ran a wonderful Christmas special called “Simple Gifts” featuring a series of animated short segments based on several Christmas stories. They were all thoughtful, sometimes provocative, and emotionally rich. One of the segments … Continue reading
Every once in awhile when you get a bunch of intellectual types “talking shop”, the subject turns to the matter of intellectual objectivity. The journalist and broadcast majors will go on and on about the problems of maintaining objectivity and … Continue reading