Ecology, Economics, and Delayed Gratification
Economics fails to explain why Homo economicus struggles with delayed gratification, but ecology can offer some historical perspectives.
Kings Conquerors Psychopaths
Starting Wars: Anger Manipulation
Starting wars and anger manipulation benefit the powerful: politically, economically, and ideologically.
Prologue, Part I: Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: the ‘great men’ of history were really vicious criminals whose rule was, indeed, ‘the banality of evil’.
Kings, Conquerors: The Moderate Voice Interview
“The term ‘must-read’ has been soooooo overused. But Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths is a must-read… must-own… and, most of all, a must-ponder.”
—Joe Gandelman
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths Wins Two International Awards for Nonfiction
Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths wins two international book awards for nonfiction from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, as a winner in ‘Current Events/Social Change’, and a finalist in ‘Historical Nonfiction’.
Kicking the Can Down the Road, Cementing Cans
When citizens want one thing and lobbyists want another, often we end up kicking the can down the road; we should be cementing cans after they’re kicked.
The Problem with Historical Context
To understand our past, historical context is a critical starting point. But to design the future, it cannot also be the endpoint.
‘Talk Louisiana’ on WRKF, ‘From Bayou to Beltway’ on KRVS
Hear Joseph N. Abraham on ‘Talk Louisiana’ and ‘Bayou to Beltway,’ on NPR’s WRKF & KRVS, talking politics and his book, Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths.
Sabotaging Children: Living on the Edge
In the past when we were living on the edge, sabotaging children was the only prudent course of action.
The My Lai Massacre
The My Lai Massacre reveals the reality of warfare: slaughtering civilians deters resistance.